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

# pacreport(1)

display a summary of installed packages

## NAME

pacreport - display a summary of installed packages

## SYNOPSIS

```
 pacreport [options]
 pacreport (--help|--version)
```

## DESCRIPTION

Generate a report of installed packages including:

- unneeded packages installed explicitly

  - unneeded packages installed as dependencies

  - unneeded packages in a dependency cycle

  - installed packages not in a repository

  - packages missing from specified groups

  - missing package files

  - unmerged backup files

  - unowned files

  - cache directory sizes

  Package sizes include dependencies not needed by other packages.

Packages prefixed by an asterisk (`"*"`) are optional dependencies for another package.

## OPTIONS

- **--config**=*path*

  Set an alternate pacman configuration file path.

- **--dbext**=*extension*

  Set an alternate sync database extension.

- **--dbpath**=*path*

  Set an alternate database path.

- **--root**=*path*

  Set an alternate installation root.

- **--sysroot**=*path*

  Set an alternate system root.  See [**pacutils-sysroot**(7)](/pacutils-sysroot/7.md).

- **--cachedir**=*path*

  Set an alternate cache directory path.

- **--backups**

  Search for *.pac{save,orig,new}* files.  By default */etc* is searched and all known config files are checked; pass twice to search outside */etc*.

- **--group**=*name*

  Display any packages in group *name* that are not currently installed. May be specified multiple times.

- **--missing-files**

  Check for missing package files.

- **--unowned-files**

  Check for unowned files.  See */etc/pacreport.conf* under FILES for more information.

- **--optional-for**

  Show which packages optionally depend on listed packages.

- **--optional-deps**

  Take optional dependencies into account when listing unneeded packages and dependency loops.

- **--help**

  Display usage information and exit.

- **--version**

  Display version information and exit.

## FILES

- */etc/pacreport.conf*

  INI-style configuration file listing paths to ignore when run with **--unowned-files**.  Paths which should always be ignored may be specified with `"IgnoreUnowned"` in the `"Options"` section.  Paths which should only be ignored if a particular package is installed can be listed under the section `"PkgIgnoreUnowned"` using the package name as the option name and the path to be ignored as the value.  All options can be specified multiple times.  Paths may include shell-style globs.  The installation root should not be included in paths.

  ```
   [Options]
   IgnoreUnowned = home/*
   IgnoreUnowned = proc/*
   IgnoreUnowned = mnt/*
   [PkgIgnoreUnowned]
   linux = boot/initramfs-linux.img
   linux = boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
  ```