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@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ greater than `1:3.6-1`.
Options
-------
*-b, \--dbpath* <path>::
- Specify an alternative database location (a typical default is
+ Specify an alternative database location (the default is
+{localstatedir}/lib/pacman+). This should not be used unless you know what
you are doing.
*NOTE*: If specified, this is an absolute path, and the root path is
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Options
Specify an alternate architecture.
*\--cachedir* <dir>::
- Specify an alternative package cache location (a typical default is
+ Specify an alternative package cache location (the default is
+{localstatedir}/cache/pacman/pkg+). Multiple cache directories can be
specified, and they are tried in the order they are passed to pacman.
*NOTE*: This is an absolute path, and the root path is not automatically
@@ -168,15 +168,15 @@ Options
to be used.
*\--gpgdir* <dir>::
- Specify a directory of files used by GnuPG to verify package signatures (a
- typical default is +{sysconfdir}/pacman.d/gnupg+). This directory should contain
+ Specify a directory of files used by GnuPG to verify package signatures
+ (the default is +{sysconfdir}/pacman.d/gnupg+). This directory should contain
two files: `pubring.gpg` and `trustdb.gpg`. `pubring.gpg` holds the public keys
of all packagers. `trustdb.gpg` contains a so-called trust database, which
specifies that the keys are authentic and trusted. *NOTE*: This is an absolute
path, and the root path is not automatically prepended.
*\--hookdir* <dir>::
- Specify a alternative directory containing hook files (a typical default is
+ Specify a alternative directory containing hook files (the default is
+{sysconfdir}/pacman.d/hooks+). Multiple hook directories can be specified
with hooks in later directories taking precedence over hooks in earlier
directories. *NOTE*: This is an absolute path, and the root path is not