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Add information on version comparison to manpages

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Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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Force the package to be upgraded by a pacman system upgrade Force the package to be upgraded by a pacman system upgrade
operation, even if the version number would normally not trigger operation, even if the version number would normally not trigger
such an upgrade. This is useful when the version numbering scheme such an upgrade. This is useful when the version numbering scheme
of a package changes (or is alphanumeric). of a package changes (or is alphanumeric). See linkman:pacman[8] for
more infomation on version comparisons.
build() Function build() Function

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found, it will be installed. 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You can also use `pacman -Su` to upgrade all packages that are out of date. See You can also use `pacman -Su` to upgrade all packages that are out of date. See
<<SO,Sync Options>> below. <<SO,Sync Options>> below. When upgrading, pacman performs version comparison
to determine which packages need upgrading. This behavior operates as follows:
Alphanumeric:
1.0 < 1.0a < 1.0alpha < 1.0b < 1.0beta < 1.0p < 1.0pre < 1.0rc
Numeric:
1 < 1.0 < 1.1 < 1.1.1 < 1.2 < 2.0 < 3.0.0
*-U, \--upgrade*:: *-U, \--upgrade*::
Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be