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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc b/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc index b6f4dd76..66483bcb 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc +++ b/doc/pacman.8.asciidoc @@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ Options *NOTE*: If specified, this is an absolute path, and the root path is not automatically prepended. +*-r, \--root* <path>:: + Specify an alternative installation root (default is `/`). This should + not be used as a way to install software into `/usr/local` instead of + `/usr`. + *NOTE*: If database path or log file are not specified on either the + command line or in linkman:pacman.conf[5], their default location will + be inside this root path. + *NOTE*: This option is not suitable for performing operations on a mounted + guest system. See '\--sysroot' instead. + *-v, \--verbose*:: Output paths such as as the Root, Conf File, DB Path, Cache Dirs, etc. |