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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index b288a592..7f92ec71 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ to determine which packages need upgrading. This behavior operates as follows: "bash>=3.2"`. *-U, \--upgrade*:: - Upgrade or add package(s) to the system. Either a URL or file path can be + Upgrade or add package(s) to the system and install the required + dependencies from sync repos. Either a URL or file path can be specified. This is a ``remove-then-add'' process. See <<HCF,Handling Config Files>> for an explanation on how pacman takes care of config files. @@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ Options If an install scriptlet exists, do not execute it. Do not use this unless you know what you are doing. +*\--arch* <'arch'>:: + Specify an alternate architecture. Query Options[[QO]] ------------------- @@ -330,7 +333,9 @@ linkman:pacman.conf[5]. necessary. Pass this option twice to enable package downgrade; in this case pacman will select sync packages whose version does not match with the local version. This can be useful when the user switches from a testing - repo to a stable one. + repo to a stable one. Additional targets can also be specified manually, so + that '-Su foo' will do a system upgrade and install/upgrade the foo package in + the same operation. *-w, \--downloadonly*:: Retrieve all packages from the server, but do not install/upgrade |