---
name: "pacini"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pacutils"
version: "0.15.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pacini"
---

# pacini(1)

query pacman-style configuration files

## NAME

pacini - query pacman-style configuration files

## SYNOPSIS

```
 pacini [options] [<file> [<directive>...]]
 pacini (--section-list|--help|--version)
```

## DESCRIPTION

Query configuration options from pacman-style INI files.  If no *directive*s are provided, *file* will be printed in a normalized format.  By default, if only a single *directive* is provided, only its value will be printed without the option name.  For directives without a value, the directive name will be used as the value.  If *file* is omitted or `"-"` the configuration will be read from *stdin*.

## OPTIONS

- **--section**=*name*

  Only display directives listed in section *name*.

- **--section-list**

  List configured sections.

- **--verbose**

  Always show directive names even if only one *directive* is provided.

- **--help**

  Display usage information and exit.

- **--version**

  Display version information and exit.