---
name: "pkgctl-db"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "devtools"
version: "1:1.5.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pkgctl-db"
---

# pkgctl-db(1)

Pacman database modification utility for package updates, moves, and more.

## NAME

pkgctl-db - Pacman database modification utility for package updates, moves, and more.

## SYNOPSIS

pkgctl db \[OPTIONS\] \[SUBCOMMAND\]

## DESCRIPTION

Managing the Pacman database and facilitate the modification of packages and their metadata within the database

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Display usage information and available options.

## SUBCOMMANDS

pkgctl db update

Update the binary repository as final release step

pkgctl db move

Move packages between binary repositories

pkgctl db remove

Remove packages from binary repositories

## SEE ALSO

[pkgctl-db-update(1)](/pkgctl-db-update/1.md) [pkgctl-db-move(1)](/pkgctl-db-move/1.md) [pkgctl-db-remove(1)](/pkgctl-db-remove/1.md)

## HOMEPAGE

 *\<https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools\>*

*Please report bugs and feature requests in the issue tracker. Please do your best to provide a reproducible test case for bugs.*