---
name: "pacscripts"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pacman-contrib"
version: "1.13.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pacscripts"
---

# pacscripts(8)

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

## NAME

pacscripts - print out the {pre,post}\_{install,remove,upgrade} scripts of a given package.

## SYNOPSIS

*pacscripts* \[--nocolor\] \<pkgname \| pkgfile\>

## DESCRIPTION

*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.

## SEE ALSO

[**pacman**(8)](/pacman/8.md)

## 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 \<johannes@kyriasis.com\>

• Daniel M. Capella \<polyzen@archlinux.org\>

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