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.\"      Date: 03/18/2023
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.TH "FLATPAK PIN" "1" "" "flatpak" "flatpak pin"
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.SH "NAME"
flatpak-pin \- Pin runtimes to prevent automatic removal
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBflatpak\ pin\fR\ 'u
\fBflatpak pin\fR [OPTION...] PATTERN...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Flatpak maintains a list of patterns that define which refs are pinned\&. A pinned ref will never be automatically uninstalled (as are unused runtimes periodically)\&. This can be useful if for example you are using a runtime for development purposes\&.
.PP
Runtimes that are explicitly installed, rather than installed as a dependency of something else, are automatically pinned\&.
.PP
The patterns are just a partial ref, with the * character matching anything within that part of the ref\&. Only runtimes can be pinned, not apps\&. Here are some example patterns:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
org\&.some\&.Runtime
org\&.some\&.Runtime//unstable
runtime/org\&.domain\&.*
org\&.some\&.Runtime/arm
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
To list the current set of pins, run this command without any patterns\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are understood:
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Show help options and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-remove\fR
.RS 4
Instead of adding the patterns, remove matching patterns\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-user\fR
.RS 4
Pin refs in a per\-user installation\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-system\fR
.RS 4
Pin refs in the default system\-wide installation\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-installation=NAME\fR
.RS 4
Pin refs in a system\-wide installation specified by
NAME
among those defined in
/etc/flatpak/installations\&.d/\&. Using
\fB\-\-installation=default\fR
is equivalent to using
\fB\-\-system\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
Print debug information during command processing\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
\fB$ flatpak pin\fR
.PP
\fB$ flatpak pin org\&.freedesktop\&.Platform//19\&.08\fR
.PP
\fB$ flatpak pin \-\-remove org\&.freedesktop\&.Platform//19\&.08\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBflatpak\fR(1),
\fBflatpak-uninstall\fR(1),