Package / system tool

pacman — Arch family

pacman is used for package management or system administration in the Arch family. Consult the distribution manual for release-specific behaviour.

Availability: Arch Linux; read package and AUR security guidance before installing software.中文

Syntax

pacman [options] [package]

Examples

pacman is used for package management or system administration in the Arch family. Consult the distribution manual for release-specific behaviour.

sudo pacman -Syu

Show command help and options where supported.

pacman --help

Parameters, options and clauses

Option / clause	Description
`-S <package>`	Synchronize and install a package.
`-Syu`	Refresh package databases and perform a full system upgrade.
`-R <package>`	Remove a package; review dependency handling first.
`-Q / -Qe / -Qm`	Query installed, explicitly installed or foreign packages.
`-Ss <term>`	Search synchronized repositories.

Safety note

Review a command and its target before running it. Commands that alter files, services, accounts, disks, permissions or databases may be difficult to reverse. Test in a safe environment and keep backups.

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