PACSYNC(1)

📦 version 0.15.0, in arch rolling

💅 PACSYNC(1) — the pacsync girlie is here

okay so bestie, welcome to pacsync — the little icon that keeps your sync databases fresh ✨ this one's short and sweet, no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

pacsync — update sync databases. that's it. that's the whole job. she's focused, she's efficient, she's giving main character energy 👑

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

 pacsync [options] [<syncdb>]...
 pacsync (--help|--version)

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: pacsync updates your sync databases. simple. iconic. 🫶

And like — if you don't pass any syncdb names? it just updates all of them. every single one. no need to list them out, she already knows 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

okay here's the full menu, no skipping, we're doing all of them 💖

  • --config=path — point her at a different configuration file path. lowkey useful if you've got a side config situation going on.
  • --dbext=extension — sets an alternate sync database extension. yes, the extension. you know the one.
  • --dbpath=path — changes up the database path. different path, same energy.
  • --logfile=path — puts the log file somewhere else. your logs, your rules 🎀
  • --no-timeout — disables low-speed timeouts for downloads. so she'll just... keep waiting. patiently. like a queen 🧚
  • --root=path — alternate installation root. classic.
  • --sysroot=path — alternate system root. fr fr, go check pacutils-sysroot(7) if you need the full lore on this one.
  • --debug — displays additional debugging information. when you need to know everything 🔥
  • --updated — returns true only if a database was actually updated. not just checked — actually changed. picky in the best way.
  • --force — updates the databases even if they're already up-to-date. she said "i don't care if it's fine, we're doing it anyway" 💀
  • --help — displays usage information and exits. the "wait what does this do again" button 🙈
  • --version — displays version information and exits. for when you gotta know who you're dealing with.
ngl bestie, --force is the one to be a little mindful with — it updates even when things are already up-to-date, which is literally what it says, so no surprises. just know that's the move you're making 💜

🌈 that's the whole page 🌈

short page, big slay. go keep those sync databases updated, bestie ⭐

pacutils • 2025-12-04 — that's the source, the version, and the date, all wrapped up in a cute little sign-off 🎀 mwah 💋

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