---
name: "reflector"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "reflector"
version: "2023-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/reflector"
---

# reflector(1)

retrieve and filter the latest Pacman mirrorlist

## NAME

reflector - retrieve and filter the latest Pacman mirrorlist

## SYNOPSIS

reflector \[arguments\]

## DESCRIPTION

reflector is a Python script and associated Python module that can retrieve up-to-date Arch Linux mirror data from the Mirror Status (https://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/) web interface.

## ARGUMENTS

See reflector --help.

## EXAMPLES

Print the latest mirrorlist to STDOUT:

-

  ```
  reflector
  ```

Sort the five most recently synchronized mirrors by download speed and overwrite the local mirrorlist:

-

  ```
  reflector --latest 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
  ```

Select the 200 most recently synchronized HTTP or HTTPS mirrors, sort them by download speed, and overwrite the file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist:

-

  ```
  reflector --latest 200 --protocol http,https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
  ```

Select the HTTPS mirrors synchronized within the last 12 hours and located in either France or Germany, sort them by download speed, and overwrite the file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist with the results:

-

  ```
  reflector --country France,Germany --age 12 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
  ```

## SYSTEMD INTEGRATION

Reflector includes systemd service and timer units that can be used to automatically update Pacman’s mirrorlist. To use the timer, edit the configuration file at /etc/xdg/reflector/reflector.conf and then enable the timer with

-

  ```
  systemctl enable reflector.timer
  systemctl start reflector.timer
  ```

Check that status with systemctl list-timers. To update the mirrorlist immediately instead of waiting for the scheduled operation, run systemctl start reflector.service.

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHORS

Xyne.