Documentation updates
Document the following: * -R can take a group * -S can take a group and provision I also split up the -S description into multiple paragraphs because it was getting too large. Signed-off-by: Nathan Jones <nathanj@insightbb.com> [Dan: added some feedback from the ML, rewrapped lines] Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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individual '.tar.gz' packages. See <<QO,Query Options>> below.
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*-R, \--remove*::
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Remove a package from the system. Files belonging to the specified
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package will be deleted, and the database will be updated. Most
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configuration files will be saved with a `.pacsave` extension unless the
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'\--nosave' option is used. See <<RO,Remove Options>> below.
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Remove a package from the system. Groups can also be specified to be
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removed, in which case every package in that group will be removed.
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Files belonging to the specified package will be deleted, and the
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database will be updated. Most configuration files will be saved
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with a `.pacsave` extension unless the '\--nosave' option is used.
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See <<RO,Remove Options>> below.
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*-S, \--sync*::
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Synchronize packages. Packages are installed directly from the ftp
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example, `pacman -S qt` will download and install qt and all the
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packages it depends on. If a package name exists in more than one repo, the
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repo can be explicitly specified to clarify the package to install:
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`pacman -S testing/qt`. You can also use `pacman -Su` to upgrade all
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packages that are out of date. See <<SO,Sync Options>> below.
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`pacman -S testing/qt`.
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In addition to packages, groups can be specified as well. For example, if
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gnome is a defined package group, then `pacman -S gnome` will install every
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package in the gnome group, as well as the dependencies of those packages.
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Packages which provide other packages are also handled. For example, `pacman -S
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foo` will first look for a foo package. If foo is not found, packages which
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provide the same functionality as foo will be searched for. If any package is
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found, it will be installed.
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You can also use `pacman -Su` to upgrade all packages that are out of date. See
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<<SO,Sync Options>> below.
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*-U, \--upgrade*::
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Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be
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