---
name: "rankmirrors"
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/rankmirrors"
---

# rankmirrors(8)

rank pacman mirrors by their connection and opening speed.

## NAME

rankmirrors - rank pacman mirrors by their connection and opening speed.

## SYNOPSIS

*rankmirrors* \[options\] \<mirrorfile \| url\>

## DESCRIPTION

*rankmirrors* will rank pacman mirrors by their connection and opening speed. Pacman mirror files are located in /etc/pacman.d/. It can also rank one mirror if the URL is provided.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Display syntax and command-line options.

- **-n \<num\>**

  Number of servers to output, 0 for all.

- **-m, --max-time \<num\>**

  Specify a ranking operation timeout, can be decimal number.

- **-p, --parallel**

  Run tests in parallel for all servers (may be inaccurate, depends on GNU parallel).

- **-r, --repo**

  Specify a repository name instead of guessing.

- **-t, --times**

  Only output mirrors and their response times.

- **-u, --url**

  Test a specific URL.

- **-v, --verbose**

  Be verbose in output.

- **-V, --version**

  Display version information.

- **-w, --working-only**

  Only output mirrors that respond within the timeout.

## 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.