pacman

Arch package manager

high risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

Partial upgrades (-Sy without -u) break Arch systems.
Read the news before big upgrades.

What it does

Arch Linux packages. See the flags and examples below, and run `man pacman` for the full reference.

Examples

pacman -Qi bashPackage info · explain & risk-check →

pacman -SyuFull upgrade · explain & risk-check →

Open the full explainer →More in Packages & Build

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man pacman for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.