From 697377aae3df2ed9743f20c92e807526105c60c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Pritz Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:19:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document pacman -F Signed-off-by: Florian Pritz Signed-off-by: Allan McRae --- doc/pacman.8.txt | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index 18303c36..838b70b1 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ greater than `1:3.6-1`. Options>> below; also see <> for an explanation on how pacman takes care of configuration files. +*-F, \--files*:: + Query the files database. This operation allows you to look for packages + owning certain files or display files owned by certain packages. Only + packages that are part of your sync databases are searched. See + <> below. + *-V, \--version*:: Display version and exit. @@ -451,6 +457,29 @@ Database Options[[QO]] a check on the sync databases to ensure all specified dependencies are available. +File Options[[FO]] +------------------ + +*-y, --refresh*:: + Download fresh package databases from the server. Use twice to force a + refresh even if databases are up to date. + +*-l, \--list*:: + List the files owned by the queried package. + +*-s, \--search*:: + Search package file names for matching strings. + +*-x, --regex*:: + Treat arguments to '--search' as regular expressions. + +*-o, \--owns*:: + Search for packages that own a particular file. + +*-q, \--quiet*:: + Show less information for certain file operations. This is useful when + pacman's output is processed in a script, however, you may want to use + '--machinereadable' instead. Handling Config Files[[HCF]] ----------------------------