A few more slight changes to the pacman man page
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBpacman\fP is a \fIpackage management\fP utility that tracks installed
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\fBpacman\fP is a \fIpackage management\fP utility that tracks installed
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packages on a Linux system. It has dependency support, package groups, install
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packages on a Linux system. It features dependency support, package groups,
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and uninstall hooks, and the ability to sync your local machine with a remote
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install and uninstall hooks, and the ability to sync your local machine with a
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ftp server to automatically upgrade packages. \fBpacman\fP packages are a
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remote ftp server to automatically upgrade packages. \fBpacman\fP packages are
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zipped tar format.
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a zipped tar format.
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Since version 3.0.0, \fBpacman\fP has been the frontend to \fBlibalpm\fP, the
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"Arch Linux Package Management" library. This library allows alternative front
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ends to be written (for instance, a GUI front end).
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.SH OPERATIONS
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.SH OPERATIONS
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-A, --add (deprecated)
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.B \-A, --add (deprecated)
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Add a package to the system. Package will be uncompressed into the installation
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Add a package to the system. The package will be uncompressed into the
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root and the database will be updated. The package will not be installed if
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installation root and the database will be updated. The package will not be
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another version is already installed. Please use \fB--upgrade\fP in place of
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installed if another version is already installed. Please use \fB--upgrade\fP
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this option.
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in place of this option.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-F, --freshen
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.B \-F, --freshen
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This is like \fB--upgrade\fP except it will only upgrade packages already
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This is like \fB--upgrade\fP except it will only upgrade packages already
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-Q, --query
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.B \-Q, --query
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Query the package database. This operation allows you to view installed
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Query the package database. This operation allows you to view installed
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packages and their files, as well as meta-info about individual packages
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packages and their files, as well as meta-information about individual packages
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(dependencies, conflicts, install date, build date, size). This can be run
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(dependencies, conflicts, install date, build date, size). This can be run
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against the local package database or can be used on individual .tar.gz
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against the local package database or can be used on individual .tar.gz
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packages. See \fBQUERY OPTIONS\fP below.
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packages. See \fBQUERY OPTIONS\fP below.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-S, --sync
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.B \-S, --sync
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Synchronize packages. Packages are installed directly from the ftp servers,
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Synchronize packages. Packages are installed directly from the ftp servers,
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complete with all dependencies required to run the packages. For example,
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including all dependencies required to run the packages. For example,
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\fBpacman -S qt\fP will download and install \fBqt\fP and all the packages it
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\fBpacman -S qt\fP will download and install \fBqt\fP and all the packages it
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depends on. You can also use \fBpacman -Su\fP to upgrade all packages that are
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depends on. You can also use \fBpacman -Su\fP to upgrade all packages that are
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out of date. See \fBSYNC OPTIONS\fP below.
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out of date. See \fBSYNC OPTIONS\fP below.
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used with care, ideally not at all.
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used with care, ideally not at all.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-r, --root \fIpath\fP
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.B \-r, --root \fIpath\fP
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Specify alternative installation root (default is "/"). However, this should
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Specify an alternative installation root (default is "/"). However, this should
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\fInot\fP be used as a way to install software into /usr/local instead of /usr,
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\fInot\fP be used as a way to install software into /usr/local instead of /usr,
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for example. This option should be used if you want to install a package on a
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for example. This option should be used if you want to install a package on a
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temporary mounted partition, which is "owned" by another system. By using this
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temporary mounted partition, which is "owned" by another system. By using this
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longer required by any installed package.
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longer required by any installed package.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-g, --groups
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.B \-g, --groups
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Display all package members of a named group, or all grouped packages if
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Display all packages that are members of a named group. If not name is
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no name is specified.
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specified, list all grouped packages.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-i, --info
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.B \-i, --info
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Display information on a given package. The \fB-p\fP option can be used if
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Display information on a given package. The \fB-p\fP option can be used if
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.B \-p, --file
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.B \-p, --file
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Signifies that the package supplied on the command line is a file and not an
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Signifies that the package supplied on the command line is a file and not an
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entry in the database. The file will be decompressed and queried. This is
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entry in the database. The file will be decompressed and queried. This is
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useful with \fB--info\fP and \fB--list\fP.
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useful in combination with \fB--info\fP and \fB--list\fP.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-s, --search \fIregexp\fP
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.B \-s, --search \fIregexp\fP
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This will search each locally-installed package for names or descriptions that
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This will search each locally-installed package for names or descriptions that
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renamed with a .pacsave extension.
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renamed with a .pacsave extension.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-s, --recursive
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.B \-s, --recursive
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For each target specified, remove it and all its dependencies, provided that
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Remove each target specified including all dependencies, provided that (A) they
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(A) they are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not explicitly
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are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not explicitly installed
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installed by the user. This option is analogous to a backwards \fB--sync\fP
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by the user. This option is analogous to a backwards \fB--sync\fP operation.
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operation.
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.SH SYNC OPTIONS
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.SH SYNC OPTIONS
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.TP
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.TP
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-p, --print-uris
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.B \-p, --print-uris
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Print out URIs for each package that will be installed, including any
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Print out URIs for each package that will be installed, including any
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dependencies that have yet to be installed. These can be piped to a file and
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dependencies yet to be installed. These can be piped to a file and downloaded
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downloaded at a later time, using a program like wget.
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at a later time, using a program like wget.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B \-s, --search \fIregexp\fP
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.B \-s, --search \fIregexp\fP
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This will search each package in the sync databases for names or descriptions
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This will search each package in the sync databases for names or descriptions
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