---
name: "pacapt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pacapt"
version: "2.3.13-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pacapt"
---

# pacapt(1)

Arch´s pacman-like package manager for some Unices

## NAME

**pacapt** - Arch´s pacman-like package manager for some Unices

## SYNOPSIS

**pacapt \[options(s)\] \[operation(s)\] \[package(s)\]**

## DESCRIPTION

pacapt is an Arch´s pacman-like package manager for some Unices. It is a bash script provides a wrapper for system´s package manager.

## OPTIONS

### Basic

- **-h**, **--help**

  print help message

- **-P**

  print supported operations

- **-V**

  print version information

### Query

- **-Q**

  list all installed packages

- **-Qc \<package\>**

  show package´s changelog

- **-Qi \<package\>**

  print package status

- **-Ql \<package\>**

  list package´s files

- **-Qm**

  list installed packages that aren´t available in any installation source

- **-Qo \<file\>**

  query package that provides **\<file\>**

- **-Qp \<file\>**

  query a package file (don´t use package database)

- **-Qs \<package\>**

  search for installed package

### Synchronize

- **-S \<package\>**

  install package(s)

- **-Ss \<package\>**

  search for packages

- **-Su**

  upgrade the system

- **-Sy**

  update package database

- **-Suy**

  update package database, then upgrade the system

### Remove / Clean up

- **-R \<packages\>**

  remove some packages

- **-Sc**

  delete old downloaded packages

- **-Scc**

  delete all downloaded packages

- **-Sccc**

  clean variant files. See also http://dragula.viettug.org/blogs/646

### Miscellaneous

- **-w**

  download packages but don´t install them

- **--noconfirm**

  don´t wait for user´s confirmation

## EXAMPLES

- 1\.

  To install a package from Debian´s backports repository

-

  ```
  $ pacapt -S foobar -t lenny-backports
  $ pacapt -S -- -t lenny-backports foobar
  ```

-

  - 2\.

  To update package database and then update your system

-

  ```
  $ pacapt -Syu
  ```

-

  - 3\.

  To download a package without installing it

-

  ```
  $ pacapt -Sw foobar
  ```

-

  -

  ## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by ChangZhuo Chen \<*czchen@debian.org*\> for the **Debian GNU/Linux** system (but may be used by others).