pacman cheat sheet

links

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman#Installing_packages

search

-S: in local database with -q
in sync database with -s

search package in db | already installed (by name or description)

    pacman -Ss string1 string2 ...
    pacman -Qs string1 string2 ...

display information about package in db | already installed

    pacman -Si package_name
    pacman -Qi package_name
    # two -i display the list of backup files and their modification states

list files installed by a package

    pacman -Ql package_name

which package a file belongs to

    pacman -Qo /path/to/file_name

orphans packages | explicitly installed

    pacman -Qdt
    pacman -Qet

install | with regex | specific version

    pacman -S package_name1 package_name2 ...
    pacman -S $(pacman -Ssq package_regex)
    pacman -S extra/package_name

remove | with dependencies | with dependant parents

-n to remove configuration files

    pacman -R package_name
    pacman -Rs package_name
    pacman -Rsc package_name

upgrade

    pacman -Syu
    yaourt -Syu --aur