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* pacman.8: fix typo in query optionsMichael Straube2017-05-08
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straubem@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* add --sysroot optionAndrew Gregory2017-04-16
| | | | | | | | | | | | | --root is not sufficient to properly operate on a mounted guest system. Using --root still uses the host system's configuration and there is no way to correctly use the guest configuration without manually modifying any Include directives. --sysroot provides an easier way to operate on a guest system by chrooting immediately after option parsing before configuration parsing or performing any operations. It is currently limited to the root user, but that's enough for restoring a guest system to a working state, which is the primary intended use case. Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>
* deprecate --force in favor of --overwriteAndrew Gregory2017-04-12
| | | | | | | | --force is widely misunderstood and the same effect can now be achieved with --overwrite, which is better named and can be used more safely. Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* add --overwrite option to ignore file conflictsAndrew Gregory2017-04-12
| | | | | | | | | | Allows for safer, more fine-grained control for overwriting files than --force's all-or-nothing approach. Implements FS#31549. Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Introduce a 'disable-download-timeout' optionChristian Hesse2017-01-13
| | | | | | | | | | Add command line option ('--disable-download-timeout') and config file option ('DisableDownloadTimeout') to disable defaults for low speed limit and timeout on downloads. Use this if you have issues downloading files with proxy and/or security gateway. Signed-off-by: Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Fix documentation of -DqAllan McRae2017-01-04
| | | | Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Give a "success!" message on database checkPatrick Eigensatz2016-12-05
| | | | | | | | | | 'pacman -Dk' prints a "success!" message if there were no errors. It is possible to suppress the output using the '-q / --quiet' flag. This implements the feature discussed at https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/50087 Signed-off-by: Patrick Eigensatz <patrick.eigensatz@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* doc/pacman.8.txt: improve description of -QtIvy Foster2016-10-22
| | | | | | | | Though correct, the wording of the description of Query's -t/--unrequired option was confusing. Closes FS#48144. Signed-off-by: Ivy Foster <ivy.foster@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman.8: fix typo in the documentation of --asexplicitLukas Fleischer2016-08-30
| | | | | | | | | | | | Add a space between the option and its argument. Also, do not enclose the argument in asterisk characters. Fixes a typo introduced in aa4c61f (Document database checking options, 2014-12-28). Reported-by: Luca Weiss <luca.emanuel.weiss@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Lukas Fleischer <lfleischer@archlinux.org> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman.8: add link to alpm-hooks(5) in see alsoChristian Hesse2016-05-18
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman.8: add actual operation to captions for easy searchingChristian Hesse2016-05-05
| | | | | | | | | I caught myself searching for operations when in need for an option. However this made me find transaction and update options only. So add the actual operations to captions for easy searching. Signed-off-by: Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Changed documentation to use 'the default' instead of 'a typical default'Alastair Hughes2016-03-28
| | | | Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman.8: document --hookdirAllan McRae2016-01-27
| | | | Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Add -F --machinereadable optionFlorian Pritz2015-11-03
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Florian Pritz <bluewind@xinu.at> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Document pacman -FFlorian Pritz2015-11-03
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Florian Pritz <bluewind@xinu.at> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman.8: Consistently refer to the package databaseAllan McRae2015-09-07
| | | | | | We use "package database" everywhere apart from in the description of "-y". Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* remove support for .pacorig filesAndrew Gregory2015-01-21
| | | | | | | | Leave user files in place and save new config files with a .pacnew extension. This reduces the complexity of file extraction and respects the principle that pacman shouldn't modify files it didn't create. Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>
* Document database checking optionsAllan McRae2015-01-02
| | | | | | | | The required adding a Database Option section to the pacman man page and adding more complete documentation for --asdeps and --asexplicit as well. Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman: add --confirm optionAndrew Gregory2014-10-13
| | | | | | | | | --confirm cancels the effect of a previous --noconfirm. This makes it easier for scripts to default to --noconfirm but allow users to override it. Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* There are not hooks!Allan McRae2014-10-10
| | | | | | Refer to install scripts as scripts and not hooks. Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Add --assume-installed optionFlorian Pritz2014-09-30
| | | | | | This allows to ignore specific dependencies. Signed-off-by: Florian Pritz <bluewind@xinu.at>
* man: Use uniform line spacing between sectionsJason St. John2014-08-09
| | | | | | | | Remove blank lines immediately following section headings. Ensure two blank lines before the start of a new section. Signed-off-by: Jason St. John <jstjohn@purdue.edu> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman(8): Improve grammar and quotingJason St. John2014-08-09
| | | | | | | | | Notable changes: * Add double quotes around printf-like formatting options for "--print-format" * Add a missing backslash in '--force' Signed-off-by: Jason St. John <jstjohn@purdue.edu> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* imply --print from --print-formatAndrew Gregory2013-10-14
| | | | | | | | | --print-format is totally useless without --print. Implying --print will also save us the hassle of checking it when we add transaction option validation. Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Make --unrequired filter packages that are optdep as wellOlivier Brunel2013-06-26
| | | | | | | Specify it twice to only filter direct dependencies. Signed-off-by: Olivier Brunel <i.am.jack.mail@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Revise pacman(8)Jason St. John2013-05-30
| | | | | | | | | Resolve several grammatical errors and minor formatting consistency issues in pacman(8). Generalize the "FTP servers" and package file extension information. Signed-off-by: Jason St. John <jstjohn@purdue.edu> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman.8: document .pacorig filesAndrew Gregory2013-05-29
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Document -QkkAllan McRae2013-03-30
| | | | Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* update documentation and config filesSimon Gomizelj2013-03-07
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Simon Gomizelj <simongmzlj@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Perform limited conflict checking with --forceAllan McRae2013-02-24
| | | | | | | | | | | | Pacman currently bails when trying to extract a file over a directory when using --force. Instead of ignoring all conflict, perform the check and skip any file-file conflicts. Conflicts between directories and files are still flagged and cause the transation to abort. As a bonus, we now know about files changing packages when using --force, so we can skip removing them fixing upgrade046. Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* document that stdin must not be a tty to read from itAndrew Gregory2013-02-07
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* pacman: add -n/--native filter to -QSimon Gomizelj2012-11-27
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Simon Gomizelj <simongmzlj@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Merge branch 'maint'Dan McGee2012-09-18
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| * pacman.8: remove redundant sectionAllan McRae2012-09-18
| | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* | Merge branch 'maint'Dan McGee2012-05-20
|\| | | | | | | | | Conflicts: scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
| * doc: remove --recursive documentation for non-remove operationsDan McGee2012-05-04
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | This documentation was added in commit 857357f9 so was not caught in the removal of this option in commit 85712814. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* | pacman: support group selection delimited by commasDave Reisner2012-05-20
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We support multiple arguments being comma separated elsewhere, so this seems like a natural extension to support in our multiparse selection code. Signed-off-by: Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org> Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* | Merge branch 'maint'Dan McGee2012-02-20
|\| | | | | | | | | | | Conflicts: contrib/pacsysclean.in src/pacman/conf.h
| * Revert "Add -S --recursive operation"Dan McGee2012-02-15
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This reverts commit f3fa77bcf1d792971c314f8c0de255866e89f3f3 along with making other necessary changes to fully back this (mis)feature out until we can do it correctly. The quick summary here is this was not implemented correctly; provides are not fully taken into account in this logic, and making that happen exposes a lot of other flaws in this code that are covered up later on in the dependency resolving process by several other pieces of convoluted and conditional logic. Tests have been adjusted accordingly. Some test EXISTS conditions have been removed as we already know the package is installed locally, and we also are checking the VERSION condition anyway. With these two related revert commits, we do have some changes in test pass/fail results: * upgrade078.py: does not pass, this is due to --recursive getting removed for -U/-S operations after this commit. * sync302.py: the version checks have been disabled, so this test continues to pass but has been scaled back in scope. * sync303.py: now passes, was failing before. * sync304.py: still failing, was failing before. * sync305.py: now passes, was failing before. * sync306.py: still passes, was passing before. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* | Merge branch 'maint'Dan McGee2012-01-23
|\| | | | | | | | | | | Conflicts: lib/libalpm/diskspace.c src/pacman/util.h
| * Don't remove unknown files in cache cleaning codeDan McGee2012-01-18
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This removes the hack I added to skip '*.sig' files earlier since there are other files that also fall into the same bucket- source packages from `makepkg --source`, delta files, etc. Rather than prompting for each and every one, simply skip them. Doing '-Scc' rather than '-Sc' will delete these files if that is really what you want to do. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* | Remove -f short option for --forceDan McGee2011-10-14
|/ | | | | | | | | This is not something that should be used on a frequent basis, and giving it a short option encourages use without making the drawbacks obvious. For the 1% of situations that require it, the 5 extra keystrokes are a fair price to pay. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* vercmp: ensure 2.0a and 2.0.a do not compare equalDan McGee2011-08-23
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We had this interesting set of facts conundrum, according to vercmp return values: 2.0a < 2.0 2.0 < 2.0.a 2.0a == 2.0.a This introduces a code change that ensures '2.0a < 2.0.a' as would be expected by the first two comparisons. Unfortunately this stays us a bit further from upstream RPM code, but those are the breaks (in RPM, the versions involving 'a' do in fact compare the same, but they are both greater than the bare '2.0'). Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* pacman: remove --dbonly shortoptDave Reisner2011-08-11
| | | | | | | | This is somewhat of a dangerous option with limited use cases. Don't advertise it as an easily accessibly option. Signed-off-by: Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org> Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* Allow --needed and --recursive on -U operationsDan McGee2011-08-11
| | | | | | | Trivial to implement as the same backend machinery is used anyway. Document it and add it to the accepted options. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* Add -S --recursive operationDan McGee2011-08-11
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This closely matches what we had before for -R --recursive. Basically, when specifying a target (e.g., pacman), we can now recursively pull all dependencies, regardless of version specifiers and whether they are already satisfied in the local database. This could be used to update pacman on a system with an old glibc, for example, as both pacman and glibc would get pulled into the transaction. This is most useful with --needed to prevent needless reinstalls as described in the man page changes. The end goal of this change is to wire it into SyncFirst and have it be the default mode of operation there, but that belongs in a separate changeset. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* Unify modelines in Asciidoc filesDan McGee2011-07-28
| | | | | | | | | | | This gets us close to using the same modeline in all files we run through Asciidoc, as well as adding the spell and spelllang declarations, just as we had in NEWS already. The choice of 'en_us' is mainly for consistency and because the body of work already uses these spellings. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
* Document group and providers selectionAllan McRae2011-06-24
| | | | | | | | | The format required for selection of packages within the group selection dialog is not entirely obvious, so provide some documentation. Fixes FS#24134. Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
* Merge branch 'maint'Dan McGee2011-06-01
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| * doc: fix attribute substitution in monospaced textDan McGee2011-06-01
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | When I switched all paths to use `` formatting, I didn't realize substitution didn't work in these quote marks. Use ++ instead to ensure attributes are substituted where appropriate. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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