---
name: "cdist-type__pacman_conf"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__pacman_conf"
---

# cdist-type\_\_pacman\_conf(7)

Manage pacman configuration

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_pacman\_conf - Manage pacman configuration

## DESCRIPTION

The type allows you to configure options section, add or delete repositories and manage mirrorlists

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

- **section**

  'options' for configure options section

  Otherwise it specifies a repository or a plain file

- **key**

  Specifies the key which will be set

  If section = 'options' or file is not set the key will be checked against available keys from pacman.conf

- **value**

  Specifies the value which will be set against the key

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **state**

  'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'

- **file**

  Specifies the filename.

  The managed file will be named like 'plain\_file\_filename'

  If supplied the key will not be checked.

## EXAMPLES

```
# Manage options section in pacman.conf
__pacman_conf options_Architecture --section options --key Architecture --value auto
# Add new repository
__pacman_conf localrepo_Server --section localrepo --key Server --value "file:///var/cache/pacman/pkg"
# Add mirror to a mirrorlist
__pacman_conf customlist_Server --file customlist --section customlist --key Server\
    --value "file:///var/cache/pacman/pkg"
```

## SEE ALSO

[**grep**(1)](/grep/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Dominique Roux \<*dominique.roux4@gmail.com*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2015 Dominique Roux. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021