pacscripts(8)

pacscripts8

Print out the {pre,post}_{install,remove,upgrade} scripts of a given package.

Usage

pacscripts {[--nocolor] <pkgname | pkgfile>}

Overview

pacscripts will print the {pre,post}_{install,remove,upgrade} scripts of a given package

Example: pacscripts gconf-editor

Example: pacscripts gconf-editor-3.0.1-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz

Options

-h, --help

Display syntax and command-line options.

-m, --nocolor

Do not colorize output.

-V, --version

Display version information.

Bugs

Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software. But if we happen to be wrong, file an issue with as much detail as possible at https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman-contrib/-/issues/new.

Authors

Current maintainers:

• Johannes Löthberg <[email protected]>

• Daniel M. Capella <[email protected]>

For additional contributors, use git shortlog -s on the pacman-contrib.git repository.

From pacman-contrib 1.13.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.