Arch Linux package manager utility. More information: https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8.
- Synchronize and update all packages:
pacman -Syu
- Install a new package:
pacman -S {{package_name}}
- Remove a package and its dependencies:
pacman -Rs {{package_name}}
- Search the package database for a regular expression or keyword:
pacman -Ss "{{search_pattern}}"
- List installed packages and versions:
pacman -Q
- List only the explicitly installed packages and versions:
pacman -Qe
- Find which package owns a certain file:
pacman -Qo {{filename}}
- Empty package cache to free up space:
pacman -Scc