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.\"      Date: 2024-02-05
.\"    Manual: Pacman Manual
.\"    Source: Pacman 6.0.2
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.TH "PACMAN\-CONF" "8" "2024\-02\-05" "Pacman 6\&.0\&.2" "Pacman Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pacman-conf \- query pacman\*(Aqs configuration file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIpacman\-conf\fR [options] [<directive> \&...]
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\fIpacman\-conf\fR (\-\-repo\-list|\-\-help|\-\-version)
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fIpacman\-conf\fR is a utility for parsing the \fIpacman\fR configuration file and returning script\-friendly output\&. It is designed to properly handle non\-trivial configuration features such as variable interpolation and the use of the Include directive, and guarantees that it will return the same configuration values which \fIpacman\fR itself would use\&.
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\fIpacman\-conf\fR will output the fully\-resolved contents of the configuration file by default, or, if provided with the name of a configuration directive, output the contents of the given directive alone\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-c, \-\-config\fR <path>
.RS 4
Specify an alternate configuration file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-R, \-\-rootdir\fR <path>
.RS 4
Specify an alternate installation root (default is
/)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r, \-\-repo\fR <remote>
.RS 4
Query options for a specific repository\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
Always shown directive names\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-l, \-\-repo\-list\fR
.RS 4
List configured repositories\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h, \-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Output syntax and command line options\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-V, \-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Display version and exit\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
pacman\-conf \-r core Usage
.RS 4
Show the value of the Usage configuration option for core repository\&.
.RE
.PP
pacman\-conf HoldPkg
.RS 4
Show the value of the HoldPkg configuration option\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBpacman.conf\fR(5)
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See the pacman website at https://archlinux\&.org/pacman/ for current information on pacman and its related tools\&.
.SH "BUGS"
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Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software\&. But if we happen to be wrong, submit a bug report with as much detail as possible at the Arch Linux Bug Tracker in the Pacman section\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Current maintainers:
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Allan McRae <allan@archlinux\&.org>
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Andrew Gregory <andrew\&.gregory\&.8@gmail\&.com>
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Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux\&.org>
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Morgan Adamiec <morganamilo@archlinux\&.org>
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Past major contributors:
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Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux\&.org>
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Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux\&.org>
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Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux\&.org>
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Dan McGee <dan@archlinux\&.org>
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Xavier Chantry <shiningxc@gmail\&.com>
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Nagy Gabor <ngaba@bibl\&.u\-szeged\&.hu>
.RE
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.RS 4
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Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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For additional contributors, use git shortlog \-s on the pacman\&.git repository\&.