pacsync(1)

pacsync1

Update sync databases

Usage

pacsync [options] [<syncdb>] ...

pacsync {(--help | --version)}

Overview

Update sync databases. If no syncdb names are provided all databases will by updated.

Options

--config=path

Set an alternate configuration file path.

--dbext=extension

Set an alternate sync database extension.

--dbpath=path

Set an alternate database path.

--logfile=path

Set an alternate log file path.

--no-timeout

Disable low-speed timeouts for downloads.

--root=path

Set an alternate installation root.

--sysroot=path

Set an alternate system root. See pacutils-sysroot(7).

--debug

Display additional debugging information.

--updated

Return true only if a database was actually updated.

--force

Update databases even if already up-to-date.

--help

Display usage information and exit.

--version

Display version information and exit.

From pacutils 0.15.0-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.