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." the string declarations are a start to try and make distro independent
.ds DS Arch Linux
.ds PB PKGBUILD
.ds VR 3.0.0
.TH \*(PB 5 "Feb 07, 2007" "\*(PB version \*(VR" "\*(DS Files"
.SH NAME
\*(PB \- \*(DS package build description file
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page is meant to describe general rules about \fB\*(PB\fPs. Once
a \fB\*(PB\fP is written, the actual package is built using \fBmakepkg\fP and
installed with \fBpacman\fP.
\fBNOTE:\fP If you have a local copy of the Arch Build System (ABS) tree
on your computer, you can copy the \*(PB.proto file to your new package
build directory and edit it from there. To acquire/sync the ABS tree, use
the \fBabs\fP script included with \fBpacman\fP.
.SH OPTIONS AND DIRECTIVES
.TP
.B pkgname
The name of the package. This has be a unix-friendly name as it will be
used in the package filename.
.TP
.B pkgver
The version of the software as released from the author (e.g. 2.7.1).
.TP
.B pkgrel
This is the release number specific to the \*(DSs release. This allows package
maintainers to make updates to the package's configure flags, for example.
.TP
.B pkgdesc
This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality. Try to
keep the description to one line of text.
.TP
.B url
This field contains a URL that is associated with the software being packaged.
This is typically the project's website.
.TP
.B license (array)
This field specifies the license(s) that apply to the package. Commonly-used
licenses are found in \fI/usr/share/licenses/common\fP. If you see the
package's license there, simply reference it in the license field (e.g.
\fBlicense=("GPL")\fP). If the package provides a license not found in
\fI/usr/share/licenses/common\fP, then you should include the license in the
package itself and set \fBlicense=("custom")\fP or
\fBlicense=("custom:LicenseName")\fP. The license should be placed in
\fI$startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname\fP when building the package. If
multiple licenses are applicable for a package, list all of them:
\fBlicenses=('GPL' 'FDL')\fP.
.TP
.B install
Specifies a special install script that is to be included in the package. This
file should reside in the same directory as the \fB\*(PB\fP, and will be copied
into the package by \fBmakepkg\fP. It does not need to be included in the
\fIsource\fP array (e.g. \fBinstall=pkgname.install\fP).
.TP
.B source \fI(array)\fP
An array of source files required to build the package. Source files must
either reside in the same directory as the \fB\*(PB file\fP, or be a
fully-qualified URL that makepkg will use to download the file. In order to
make the PKGBUILD as useful as possible, use the \fB$pkgname\fP and
\fB$pkgver\fP variables if possible when specifying the download location.
.TP
.B noextract \fI(array)\fP
An array of filenames corresponding to those from the \fBsource\fP array. Files
listed here will not be extracted with the rest of the source files. This is
useful for packages which use compressed data which is downloaded but not
necessary to uncompress.
.TP
.B md5sums \fI(array)\fP
This array contains an MD5 hash for every source file specified in the
\fBsource\fP array (in the same order). \fBmakepkg\fP will use this to verify
source file integrity during subsequent builds. To easily generate md5sums, run
"makepkg -g >> \*(PB". If desired, move the \fBmd5sums\fP line to an
appropriate location. NOTE: \fBmakepkg\fP supports multiple integrity
algorithms and their corresponding arrays (i.e. sha1sums for the SHA1
algorithm); however, official packages use only md5sums for the time being.
.TP
.B sha1sums, etc.
Alternative integrity checks that \fBmakepkg\fP supports, as noted in
\fBmd5sums\fP above.
.TP
.B groups \fI(array)\fP
An array of symbolic names that represent groups of packages, allowing
you to install multiple packages by requesting a single target. For example,
one could install all KDE packages by installing the 'kde' group.
.TP
.B arch \fI(array)\fP
Defines on which architectures the given package is available (e.g.
\fBarch=('i686' 'x86_64')\fP).
.TP
.B backup \fI(array)\fP
A space-delimited array of filenames, \fIwithout\fP preceding slashes, that
should be backed up if the package is removed or upgraded. This is commonly
used for packages placing configuration files in /etc. See \fBHANDLING CONFIG
FILES\fP in the \fBpacman\fP manpage for more information.
.TP
.B depends \fI(array)\fP
An array of packages that this package depends on to run. Packages in this list
should be surrounded with single quotes and contain at least the package name.
Entries can also include a version requirement of the form
\fB'name<>version'\fP, where <> is one of three comparisons: \fI>=\fP (greater
than or equal to), \fI<=\fP (less than or equal to), or \fI=\fP (equal to).
.TP
.B makedepends \fI(array)\fP
An array of packages that this package depends on to build, but are not needed
at runtime. Packages in this list follow the same format as \fBdepends\fP.
.TP
.B conflicts \fI(array)\fP
An array of packages that will conflict with this package (i.e. they cannot
both be installed at the same time). This directive follows the same format as
\fIdepends\fP, except you cannot specify versions.
.TP
.B provides \fI(array)\fP
An array of "virtual provisions" that this package provides. This allows a
package to provide dependencies other than its own package name. For example,
the dcron package can provide 'cron', which allows packages to depend on 'cron'
rather than 'dcron OR fcron'.
.TP
.B replaces \fI(array)\fP
An array of packages that this package should replace, and can be used to
handle renamed/combined packages. For example, if the 'j2re' package is renamed
to 'jre', this directive allows future upgrades to continue as expected even
though the package has moved.
.TP
.B options \fI(array)\fP
This array allows you to override some of \fBmakepkg\fP's default behavior when
building packages. To set an option, just include the option name in the
\fBoptions\fP array. To reverse the default behavior, place an "!" at the front
of the option. Only specify the options you specifically want to override, the
rest will be taken from \fBmakepkg.conf\fP. NOTE: 'force' is a special option
only used in \fB\*(PB\fPs, do not use it unless you know what you are doing.
.RS
.TP
.B strip
Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently use a debugger on
programs or libraries, it may be helpful to disable this option.
.TP
.B docs
Save doc and info directories. If you wish to delete doc and info directories,
specify "!docs" in the array.
.TP
.B libtool
Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify "!libtool" to remove them.
.TP
.B emptydirs
Leave empty directories in packages.
.TP
.B ccache
Allow the use of \fBccache\fP during build. More useful in its negative form
"!ccache" with select packages that have problems building with \fBccache\fP.
.TP
.B distcc
Allow the use of \fBdistcc\fP during build. More useful in its negative form
"!distcc" with select packages that have problems building with \fBdistcc\fP.
.TP
.B makeflags
Allow the use of user-specific makeflags during build as specified in
\fBmakepkg.conf\fP. More useful in its negative form "!makeflags" with select
packages that have problems building with custom makeflags such as "-j2" (or
higher).
.TP
.B force
Force the package to be upgraded by a \fBpacman\fP system upgrade operation,
even if the version number would normally not trigger such an upgrade. This is
useful when the version numbering scheme of a package changes (or is
alphanumeric).
.RE
.SH INSTALL/UPGRADE/REMOVE SCRIPTING
\fBPacman\fP has the ability to store and execute a package-specific script
when it installs, removes, or upgrades a package. This allows a package to
configure itself after installation and do the opposite right before it is
removed.
The exact time the script is run varies with each operation:
.TP
.B pre_install
script is run right before files are extracted.
.TP
.B post_install
script is run right after files are extracted.
.TP
.B pre_upgrade
script is run right before files are extracted.
.TP
.B post_upgrade
script is run after files are extracted.
.TP
.B pre_remove
script is run right before files are removed.
.TP
.B post_remove
script is run right after files are removed.
.P
To use this feature, create a file such as 'pkgname.install' and put it in
the same directory as the \fB\*(PB\fP script. Then use the \fBinstall\fP
directive:
.RS
.nf
install=pkgname.install
.fi
.RE
The install script does not need to be specified in the \fBsource\fP array.
A template install file is available in the ABS tree (/var/abs/install.proto).
.SH EXAMPLE
The following is an example \fB\*(PB\fP for the 'modutils' package. For more
examples, look through the ABS tree.
.nf
# Maintainer: John Doe <johndoe@archlinux.org>
# Contributor: Bill Smith <billsmith@archlinux.org>
pkgname=modutils
pkgver=2.4.25
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Utilities for inserting modules in the linux kernel"
url="http://www.kernel.org"
makedepends=('bash' 'mawk')
depends=('glibc' 'zlib')
backup=(etc/modules.conf)
source=(ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/$pkgname/v2.4/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.bz2
modules.conf)
arch=('i686')
license=('GPL' 'custom') # dual licensed
md5sums=('2c0cca3ef6330a187c6ef4fe41ecaa4d'
'35175bee593a7cc7d6205584a94d8625')
options=(!libtool)
build() {
cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-insmod-static
make || return 1
make prefix=$startdir/pkg/usr install
mv $startdir/pkg/usr/sbin $startdir/pkg
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/etc
cp ../modules.conf $startdir/pkg/etc
}
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR makepkg (8),
.BR pacman (8),
.BR makepkg.conf (5)
See the Arch Linux website at <http://www.archlinux.org> for more current
information on the distribution and the \fBpacman\fP family of tools, and
<http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Packaging_Standards> for
recommendations on packaging standards.
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
.fi
See the 'AUTHORS' file for additional contributors.

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.ds DS Arch Linux
.ds PB PKGBUILD
.ds VR 3.0.0
.ds LV 1.0.0
.TH libalpm 3 "Feb 08, 2007" "libalpm version \*(LV" "\*(DS Utilities"
.SH NAME
libalpm \- Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) library
.SH SYNOPSIS
For ease of access, the libalpm manual has been split up into several sections.
(TODO) Yes, this man page needs a lot of work. Once we get around to doing good
Doxygen documentation, it will improve. We promise.
.nf
alpm_databases Database Functions
alpm_interface Interface Functions
alpm_list List Functions
alpm_log Logging Functions
alpm_misc Miscellaneous Functions
alpm_packages Package Functions
alpm_sync Sync Functions
alpm_trans Transaction Functions
.fi
.SH CONFIGURATION
See
.BR pacman.conf (5)
for more details on configuring \fBlibalpm\fP using the \fBpacman.conf\fP file.
.SH BUGS
Bugs? You must be kidding, there are no bugs in this software. But if we happen
to be wrong, send us an email with as much detail as possible to
<pacman-dev@archlinux.org>.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR pacman (8),
.BR makepkg (8),
.BR pacman.conf (5)
See the Arch Linux website at <http://www.archlinux.org> for more current
information on the distribution and the \fBpacman\fP family of tools.
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
.fi
See the 'AUTHORS' file for additional contributors.

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." the string declarations are a start to try and make distro independent
.ds DS Arch Linux
.ds PB PKGBUILD
.ds VR 3.0.0
.TH makepkg 8 "Feb 07, 2007" "makepkg version \*(VR" "\*(DS Utilities"
.SH NAME
makepkg \- package build utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B makepkg
[\fIoptions\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBmakepkg\fP is a script to automate the building of packages. All it needs is
a build-capable Linux platform and a custom build script for each package you
wish to build (known as a \fB\*(PB\fP). See
.BR \*(PB (5)
for details on creating your own build scripts.
The advantage to a script-based build is that the work is only done once. Once
you have the build script for a package, makepkg will do the rest: download and
validate source files, check dependencies, configure the build-time settings,
build the package, install the package into a temporary root, make
customizations, generate meta-info, and package the whole thing up for
\fBpacman\fP to use.
\fBmakeworld\fP can be used to rebuild an entire package group or the entire
build tree. See \fBmakeworld --help\fP for syntax.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-b, --builddeps
Build missing dependencies from source. When \fBmakepkg\fP finds missing
build-time or run-time dependencies, it will look for the dependencies'
\fB\*(PB\fP files under \fIABSROOT\fP (set in \fBmakepkg.conf\fP). If it finds
them it will call \fBmakepkg\fP to build and install the missing dependencies.
The child calls will be made with the \fB-b\fP and \fB-i\fP options.
.TP
.B \-c, --clean
Clean up leftover work files and directories after a successful build.
.TP
.B \-C, --cleancache
Removes all cached source files from the directory specified in \fISRCDEST\fP
in \fBmakepkg.conf\fP.
.TP
.B \-d, --nodeps
Do not perform any dependency checks. This will let you override and ignore any
dependencies required. There is a good chance this option will break the build
process if all of the dependencies are not installed.
.TP
.B \-e, --noextract
Do not extract source files; use whatever source already exists in the src/
directory. This is handy if you want to go into src and manually patch or tweak
code, then make a package out of the result. Keep in mind that creating a patch
may be a better solution to allow others to use your \fB\*(PB\fP.
.TP
.B \-f, --force
\fBmakepkg\fP will not build a package if a built package already exists in the
\fIPKGDEST\fP (set in \fBmakepkg.conf\fP) directory, which may default to the
current directory. This allows the built package to be overwritten.
.TP
.B \-g, --geninteg
For each source file in the source array of \fB\*(PB\fP, download the file if
required and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks generated are
determined by the value of the \fIINTEGRITY_CHECK\fP array in makepkg.conf.
This output can be redirected into your \fB\*(PB\fP for source validation
(makepkg -g >> \*(PB).
.TP
.B \-h, --help
Output syntax and command line options.
.TP
.B \-i, --install
Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using \fBpacman\fP.
.TP
.B \-L, --log
Log the package build progress to a file. This file is stored in the build
directory with a name similar to that of the built package.
.TP
.B \-m, --nocolor
Disable color in output messages.
.TP
.B \-o, --nobuild
Download and extract files only, but do not build them. Useful with the
\fB--noextract\fP option if you wish to tweak the files in src/ before
building.
.TP
.B \-p \fIbuildscript\fP
Read the package script \fIbuildscript\fP instead of the default, \fI\*(PB\fP.
.TP
.B \-r, --rmdeps
Upon successful build, remove any dependencies installed by \fBmakepkg\fP
during dependency auto-resolution (using \fB-b\fP or \fB-s\fP).
.TP
.B \-R, --repackage
Repackage contents of pkg/ without rebuilding the package. This is useful if
you forgot a depend or install file in your \fB\*(PB\fP and the build itself
will not change.
.TP
.B \-s, --syncdeps
Install missing dependencies using \fBpacman\fP. When missing build-time or
run-time dependencies are found, \fBpacman\fP will try to resolve them. If
successful, the missing packages will be downloaded and installed.
.TP
.B \--asroot
This option allows you to run \fBmakepkg\fP as root. You should not normally
run \fBmakepkg\fP as root unless you know what you are doing. For any
operations that require \fBpacman\fP, \fBsudo\fP is normally used; this switch
will call \fBpacman\fP directly.
.TP
.B \--noconfirm
(Passed to \fBpacman\fP) Prevent \fBpacman\fP from waiting for user input
before proceeding with operations.
.TP
.B \--noprogressbar
(Passed to \fBpacman\fP) Prevent \fBpacman\fP from displaying a progress bar;
useful if you are redirecting makepkg output to file.
.SH CONFIGURATION
See
.BR makepkg.conf (5)
for more details on configuring \fBmakepkg\fP using the \fBmakepkg.conf\fP file.
.SH BUGS
Bugs? You must be kidding, there are no bugs in this software. But if we happen
to be wrong, send us an email with as much detail as possible to
<pacman-dev@archlinux.org>.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR makepkg.conf (5),
.BR \*(PB (5),
.BR pacman (8)
See the Arch Linux website at <http://www.archlinux.org> for more current
information on the distribution and the \fBpacman\fP family of tools, and
<http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Packaging_Standards> for
recommendations on packaging standards.
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
.fi
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.ds DS Arch Linux
.ds PB PKGBUILD
.ds VR 3.0.0
.TH \*(PB 5 "Feb 08, 2007" "makepkg.conf version \*(VR" "\*(DS Files"
.SH NAME
makepkg.conf \- makepkg configuration file
.SH DESCRIPTION
Configuration options for \fBmakekpg\fP are stored in \fBmakepkg.conf\fP. This
file is sourced, so you can include any special compiler flags you wish to use.
This is helpful for building for different architectures, or with different
optimizations.
\fBNOTE:\fP This does not guarantee that all package Makefiles will use your
exported variables. Some of them are non-standard...
The default file is fairly well commented, so it may be easiest to simply
follow directions given there for customization.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B FTPAGENT="\fI/path/to/command\fP [\fIoptions\fP]"
Sets the download agent used to fetch source files specified with a URL in the
\fB\*(PB\fP file. Flags can be specified as well; the download URL is then
placed on the end of the command.
.TP
.B CARCH="\fIcarch\fP"
Specifies your computer architecture; possible values include such things as
"i686", "x86_64", "ppc", etc. This should be automatically set on installation.
.TP
.B CHOST="\fIchost\fP"
A string such as "i686-pc-linux-gnu", do not touch unless you know what you are
doing.
.TP
.B CFLAGS="\fIcflags\fP"
Flags used for the C compiler. This is a key part to the use of makepkg.
Usually several options are specified, and the most common string resembles
something like this: "-march=i686 -O2 -pipe". Another useful option may be
-mcpu in place of -march. Read
.BR gcc (1)
for more details on the wide variety of compiler flags available.
.TP
.B CXXFLAGS="\fIcxxflags\fP"
Flags used for the C++ compiler; see \fBCFLAGS\fP for more info.
.TP
.B MAKEFLAGS="\fImakeflags\fP"
This is often used to set the number of jobs used, for example, "-j2". Other
flags that make accepts can also be passed.
.TP
.B BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache !xdelta)
This array contains options that affect the build environment, the defaults
are shown here. All options should always be left in the array; to enable or
disable an option simply remove or place an "!" at the front of the option.
Each works as follows:
.RS
.TP
.B fakeroot
Allow building packages as a non-root user. This is \fIhighly\fP recommended.
.TP
.B distcc
Use the distributed C/C++/ObjC compiler to spread compilation among multiple
machines. If this is enabled, \fBDISTCC_HOSTS\fP must be specified as well.
.TP
.B color
Colorize output messages, making output easier to read.
.TP
.B ccache
Use ccache to cache compilation by default. This allows for faster compiles if
you are continuously recompiling the same packages. It can be disabled for
individual packages by placing \fB!ccache\fP in the \fB\*(PB\fP options array.
.TP
.B xdelta
Generate delta patch from previous to current package. This is mainly useful
for large package upgrades that have only minor changes between versions where
a binary diff will be a much smaller download. This is only useful if using
the xdelta download script for pacman.
.RE
.TP
.B DISTCC_HOSTS="\fIhost1 ...\fP"
If using DistCC, this is used to specify a space-delimited list of hosts
running in the DistCC cluster. In addition, you will want to modify your
\fBMAKEFLAGS\fP.
.TP
.B OPTIONS=(strip !docs libtool emptydirs)
This array contains four options that affect the default packaging. All four
are equivalent to options that can be placed in the PKGBUILD; the defaults are
shown here. All options should always be left in the array; to enable or
disable an option simply remove or place an "!" at the front of the option.
Each works as follows:
.RS
.TP
.B strip
Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently use a debugger on
programs or libraries, it may be helpful to disable this option.
.TP
.B docs
Save doc and info directories. If you wish to delete doc and info directories,
specify "!docs" in the array.
.TP
.B libtool
Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify "!libtool" to remove them.
.TP
.B emptydirs
Leave empty directories in packages.
.RE
.TP
.B INTEGRITY_CHECK=(\fIcheck1 ...\fP)
File integrity checks to use. Multiple checks may be specified; this affects
both generation and checking. The current valid options are: md5, sha1, sha256,
sha384, and sha512.
.TP
.B DOC_DIRS=(usr/{,share/}{info,doc} ...)
If "!docs" is specified in the \fBOPTIONS\fP array, this variable will instruct
makepkg where to look to remove docs. If you build packages that are located in
opt/, you may need to add the directory to this array. NOTE: do not add the
leading slash to the directory name.
.TP
.B PKGDEST=\fI/path/to/folder\fP
If this value is not set, packages will by default be placed in the current
directory (location of the \fB\*(PB\fP). Many people like to keep all their
packages in one place so this option allows this behavior. A common location is
"/home/packages".
.TP
.B SRCDEST=\fI/path/to/folder\fP
If this value is not set, downloaded source files will only be stored in the
current directory. Many people like to keep all source files in a central
location for easy cleanup, so this path can be set here.
.TP
.B PACKAGER="\fIJohn Doe <john@doe.com>\fP"
This value is used when querying a package to see who was the builder. It is
recommended you change this to your name and email address.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR makepkg (8),
.BR pacman (8),
.BR \*(PB (5)
See the Arch Linux website at <http://www.archlinux.org> for more current
information on the distribution and the \fBpacman\fP family of tools, and
<http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Packaging_Standards> for
recommendations on packaging standards.
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
.fi
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.ds DS Arch Linux
.ds PB PKGBUILD
.ds VR 3.0.0
.ds LV 1.0.0
.TH pacman 8 "Feb 07, 2007" "pacman version \*(VR" "\*(DS Utilities"
.SH NAME
pacman \- package manager utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pacman
<\fIoperation\fR> [\fIoptions\fR] [\fIpackages\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBpacman\fP is a \fIpackage management\fP utility that tracks installed
packages on a Linux system. It features dependency support, package groups,
install and uninstall hooks, and the ability to sync your local machine with a
remote ftp server to automatically upgrade packages. \fBpacman\fP packages are
a zipped tar format.
Since version 3.0.0, \fBpacman\fP has been the frontend to \fBlibalpm\fP, the
"Arch Linux Package Management" library. This library allows alternative front
ends to be written (for instance, a GUI front end).
.SH OPERATIONS
.TP
.B \-A, --add (deprecated)
Add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be specified. The
package will be uncompressed into the installation root and the database will
be updated. The package will not be installed if another version is already
installed. NOTE: please use \fB--upgrade\fP in place of this option.
.TP
.B \-F, --freshen
This is like \fB--upgrade\fP except it will only upgrade packages already
installed on the system.
.TP
.B \-Q, --query
Query the package database. This operation allows you to view installed
packages and their files, as well as meta-information about individual packages
(dependencies, conflicts, install date, build date, size). This can be run
against the local package database or can be used on individual .tar.gz
packages. See \fBQUERY OPTIONS\fP below.
.TP
.B \-R, --remove
Remove a package from the system. Files belonging to the specified package
will be deleted, and the database will be updated. Most configuration files
will be saved with a \fI.pacsave\fP extension unless the \fB--nosave\fP option
is used. See \fBREMOVE OPTIONS\fP below.
.TP
.B \-S, --sync
Synchronize packages. Packages are installed directly from the ftp servers,
including all dependencies required to run the packages. For example,
\fBpacman -S qt\fP will download and install \fBqt\fP and all the packages it
depends on. You can also use \fBpacman -Su\fP to upgrade all packages that are
out of date. See \fBSYNC OPTIONS\fP below.
.TP
.B \-U, --upgrade
Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be
specified. This is a "remove-then-add" process. See \fBHANDLING CONFIG
FILES\fP for an explanation on how pacman takes care of config files.
.TP
.B \-V, --version
Display version and exit.
.TP
.B \-h, --help
Display syntax for the given operation. If no operation was supplied then the
general syntax is shown.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \--ask \fInumber\fP
Pre-specify answers to questions. It is doubtful whether this option even
works, so I would not recommend using it. TODO: document this more, as I have
no idea how it works or when you would use it, or if we should just dump it.
.TP
.B \-b, --dbpath \fIpath\fP
Specify an alternative database location (default is "/var/lib/pacman/"). This
should not be used unless you know what you are doing.
.TP
.B \-d, --nodeps
Skips all dependency checks. Normally, pacman will always check a package's
dependency fields to ensure that all dependencies are installed and there are
no package conflicts in the system.
.TP
.B \-f, --force
Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the package
that is about to be installed contains files that are already installed, this
option will cause all those files to be overwritten. This option should be
used with care, ideally not at all.
.TP
.B \-r, --root \fIpath\fP
Specify an alternative installation root (default is "/"). This should
\fInot\fP be used as a way to install software into /usr/local instead of /usr.
This option is used if you want to install a package on a temporary mounted
partition which is "owned" by another system. By using this option you not only
specify where the software should be installed, but you also specify which
package database and cache location to use.
.TP
.B \-v, --verbose
Output more status messages, such as the Root and DBPath.
.TP
.B \--cachedir \fIdir\fP
Specify an alternative package cache location (default is
"/var/cache/pacman/pkg/"). This should not be used unless you know what you are
doing.
.TP
.B \--config \fIfilepath\fP
Specify an alternate configuration file.
.TP
.B \--noconfirm
Bypass any and all "Are you sure?" messages. It's not a good idea to do this
unless you want to run pacman from a script.
.TP
.B \--noprogressbar
Do not show a progress bar when downloading files. This can be useful for
scripts that call pacman and capture the output.
.TP
.B \--noscriptlet
If an install scriptlet exists, do not execute it. Do not use this unless you
know what you are doing.
.SH QUERY OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-c, --changelog
View the ChangeLog of a package. Not every package will provide one but it
will be shown if available.
.TP
.B \-e, --orphans
List all packages that were pulled in by a previously installed package but no
longer required by any installed package.
.TP
.B \-g, --groups
Display all packages that are members of a named group. If not name is
specified, list all grouped packages.
.TP
.B \-i, --info
Display information on a given package. The \fB-p\fP option can be used if
querying a package file instead of the local database.
.TP
.B \-l, --list
List all files owned by a given package. Multiple packages can be specified on
the command line.
.TP
.B \-m, --foreign
List all packages that were not found in the sync database(s). Typically these
are packages that were downloaded manually and installed with \fB--upgrade\fP.
.TP
.B \-o, --owns \fIfile\fP
Search for the package that owns \fIfile\fP.
.TP
.B \-p, --file
Signifies that the package supplied on the command line is a file and not an
entry in the database. The file will be decompressed and queried. This is
useful in combination with \fB--info\fP and \fB--list\fP.
.TP
.B \-s, --search \fIregexp\fP
This will search each locally-installed package for names or descriptions that
matche \fIregexp\fP.
.TP
.B \-t, --test
Test the consistancy of the local pacman database, and alert you of any
problems found while searching. Returns 0 on success, >0 otherwise.
.TP
.B \-u, --upgrades
Lists all packages that are out of date on the local system. This option works
best if the sync database is refreshed using \fB-Sy\fP.
.SH REMOVE OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-c, --cascade
Remove all target packages, as well as all packages that depend on one or more
target packages. This operation is recursive.
.TP
.B \-k, --keep
Removes the database entry only. Leaves all files in place.
.TP
.B \-n, --nosave
Instructs pacman to ignore file backup designations. Normally, when a file is
removed from the system the database is checked to see if the file should be
renamed with a .pacsave extension.
.TP
.B \-s, --recursive
Remove each target specified including all dependencies, provided that (A) they
are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not explicitly installed
by the user. This option is analogous to a backwards \fB--sync\fP operation.
.SH SYNC OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-c, --clean
Remove old packages from the cache to free up disk space. When \fBpacman\fP
downloads packages, it saves them in \fI/var/cache/pacman/pkg\fP. Use one
\fB--clean\fP switch to remove \fIold\fP packages; use two to remove \fIall\fP
packages from the cache.
.TP
.B \-e, --dependsonly
Install all dependencies of a package, but not the specified package itself.
This is pretty useless and we're not sure why it even exists.
.TP
.B \-g, --groups
Display all the members for each package group specified. If no group names
are provided, all groups will be listed; pass the flag twice to view all
groups and their members.
.TP
.B \-i, --info
Display dependency and other information for a given package. This will search
through all repositories for a matching package.
.TP
.B \-l, --list
List all packages in the specified repositories. Multiple repositories can be
specified on the command line.
.TP
.B \-p, --print-uris
Print out URIs for each package that will be installed, including any
dependencies yet to be installed. These can be piped to a file and downloaded
at a later time, using a program like wget.
.TP
.B \-s, --search \fIregexp\fP
This will search each package in the sync databases for names or descriptions
that match \fIregexp\fP.
.TP
.B \-u, --sysupgrade
Upgrades all packages that are out of date. Each currently-installed package
will be examined and upgraded if a newer package exists. A report of all
packages to upgrade will be presented and the operation will not proceed
without user confirmation. Dependencies are automatically resolved at this
level and will be installed/upgraded if necessary.
.TP
.B \-w, --downloadonly
Retrieve all packages from the server, but do not install/upgrade anything.
.TP
.B \-y, --refresh
Download a fresh copy of the master package list from the server(s) defined in
\fBpacman.conf\fP. This should typically be used each time you use
\fB--sysupgrade\fP or \fB-u\fP. Passing two \fB--refresh\fP or \fB-y\fP flags
will force a refresh of all package lists even if they are thought to be
up to date.
.TP
.B \--ignore \fIpackage\fP
Directs \fBpacman\fP to ignore upgrades of \fIpackage\fP even if there is one
available.
.SH HANDLING CONFIG FILES
pacman uses the same logic as rpm to determine action against files that are
designated to be backed up. During an upgrade, 3 md5 hashes are used for each
backup file to determine the required action: one for the original file
installed, one for the new file that's about to be installed, and one for the
actual file existing on the filesystem. After comparing these 3 hashes, the
follow scenarios can result:
.TP
original=\fBX\fP, current=\fBX\fP, new=\fBX\fP
All three files are the same, so overwrites are not an issue Install the new
file.
.TP
original=\fBX\fP, current=\fBX\fP, new=\fBY\fP
The current file is the same as the original but the new one differs. Since
the user did not ever modify the file, and the new one may contain improvements
or bugfixes, install the new file.
.TP
original=\fBX\fP, current=\fBY\fP, new=\fBX\fP
Both package versions contain the exact same file, but the one on the
filesystem has been modified. Leave the current file in place.
.TP
original=\fBX\fP, current=\fBY\fP, new=\fBY\fP
The new file is identical to the current file. Install the new file.
.TP
original=\fBX\fP, current=\fBY\fP, new=\fBZ\fP
All three files are different, so install the new file with a .pacnew extension
and warn the user. The user must then manually merge any necessary changes into
the original file.
.SH CONFIGURATION
See
.BR pacman.conf (5)
for more details on configuring \fBpacman\fP using the \fBpacman.conf\fP file.
.SH BUGS
Bugs? You must be kidding, there are no bugs in this software. But if we happen
to be wrong, send us an email with as much detail as possible to
<pacman-dev@archlinux.org>.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR pacman.conf (5),
.BR makepkg (8),
.BR libalpm (3)
See the Arch Linux website at <http://www.archlinux.org> for more current
information on the distribution and the \fBpacman\fP family of tools.
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
.fi
See the 'AUTHORS' file for additional contributors.

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.TH \*(PB 5 "Feb 07, 2007" "pacman.conf version \*(VR" "\*(DS Files"
.SH NAME
pacman.conf \- pacman package manager configuration file
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBpacman\fP, using \fBlibalpm\fP, will attempt to read \fBpacman.conf\fP each
time it is invoked. This configuration file is divided into sections or
\fIrepositories\fP. Each section defines a package repository that \fBpacman\fP
can use when searching for packages in \fB--sync\fP mode. The exception to this
is the \fIoptions\fP section, which defines global options.
.SH EXAMPLE
.RS
.nf
#
# pacman.conf
#
[options]
NoUpgrade = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow
NoUpgrade = etc/fstab
[current]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/current
[custom]
Server = file:///home/pkgs
.fi
.RE
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B DBPath = \fIpath/to/db/dir\fP
Overrides the default location of the toplevel database directory. The default
is \fIvar/lib/pacman\fP.
.TP
.B CacheDir = \fIpath/to/cache/dir\fP
Overrides the default location of the package cache directory. The default is
\fIvar/cache/pacman\fP.
.TP
.B HoldPkg = \fIpackage\fP ...
If a user tries to \fB--remove\fP a package that's listed in \fBHoldPkg\fI,
\fBpacman\fP will ask for confirmation before proceeding.
.TP
.B IgnorePkg = \fIpackage\fP ...
Instructs \fBpacman\fP to ignore any upgrades for this package when performing a
\fB--sysupgrade\fP.
.TP
.B Include = \fIpath\fP
Include another config file. This file can include repositories or general
configuration options.
.TP
.B XferCommand = \fI/path/to/command %u\fP
If set, an external program will be used to download all remote files. All
instances of \fB%u\fP will be replaced with the download URL. If present,
instances of \fB%o\fP will be replaced with the local filename, plus a ".part"
extension, which allows programs like wget to do file resumes properly.
This option is useful for users who experience problems with built-in
http/ftp support, or need the more advanced proxy support that comes with
utilities like wget.
.TP
.B NoPassiveFtp
Disables passive ftp connections when downloading packages. (aka Active Mode)
.TP
.B NoUpgrade = \fIfile\fP ...
All files listed with a \fBNoUpgrade\fP directive will never be touched during
a package install/upgrade. Do \fInot\fP include the leading slash when
specifying files.
.TP
.B NoExtract = \fIfile\fP ...
All files listed with a \fBNoExtract\fP directive will never be extracted from
a package into the filesystem. This can be useful when you don't want part of a
package to be installed. For example, if your httpd root uses an index.php,
then you would not want the index.html file to be extracted from the
\fBapache\fP package.
.TP
.B UseSyslog
Log action messages through \fBsyslog()\fP. This will insert log entries into
\fI/var/log/messages\fP or equivalent.
.TP
.B LogFile = \fI/path/to/file\fP
Log actions directly to a file. Default is \fI/var/log/pacman.log\fP.
.TP
.B ShowSize
Display the size of individual packages for \fB--sync\fP and \fB--query\fP
modes.
.SH REPOSITORY SECTIONS
Each repository section defines a section name and at least one location where
the packages can be found. The section name is defined by the string within
square brackets (the two above are 'current' and 'custom'). Locations are
defined with the \fBServer\fP directive and follow a URL naming structure. If
you want to use a local directory, you can specify the full path with
a 'file://' prefix, as shown above.
The order of repositories in the file matters; repositories listed first will
take precedence over those listed later in the file when packages in two
repositories have identical names, regardless of version number.
.SH USING YOUR OWN REPOSITORY
If you have numerous custom packages of your own, it is often easier to
generate your own custom local repository than install them all with the
\fB--upgrade\fP option. All you need to do is generate a compressed package
database in the directory with these packages so \fBpacman\fP can find it when
run with \fB--refresh\fP.
.RS
.nf
repo-add /home/pkgs/custom.db.tar.gz /home/pkgs/*.pkg.tar.gz
.fi
.RE
The above command will generate a compressed database named
\fI/home/pkgs/custom.db.tar.gz\fP. Note that the database must be of the form
\fI{treename}.db.tar.gz\fP, where {treename} is the name of the section defined
in the configuration file. That's it! Now configure your \fIcustom\fP section
in the configuration file as shown in the config example above. Pacman will
now use your package repository. If you add new packages to the repository,
remember to re-generate the database and use \fBpacman\fP's --refresh option.
For more information on the \fBrepo-add\fP command, use \fB repo-add --help\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR pacman (8),
.BR libalpm (3)
See the Arch Linux website at <http://www.archlinux.org> for more current
information on the distribution and the \fBpacman\fP family of tools.
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
.fi
See the 'AUTHORS' file for additional contributors.