Arch Linux plugin
This plugin adds some aliases and functions to work with Arch Linux.
To use it, add archlinux to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
plugins=(... archlinux)
Features
Pacman
| Alias |
Command |
Description |
| pacin |
sudo pacman -S |
Install packages from the repositories |
| pacins |
sudo pacman -U |
Install a package from a local file |
| pacinsd |
sudo pacman -S --asdeps |
Install packages as dependencies of another package |
| pacloc |
pacman -Qi |
Display information about a package in the local database |
| paclocs |
pacman -Qs |
Search for packages in the local database |
| paclsorphans |
sudo pacman -Qdt |
List all orphaned packages |
| pacmir |
sudo pacman -Syy |
Force refresh of all package lists after updating mirrorlist |
| pacre |
sudo pacman -R |
Remove packages, keeping its settings and dependencies |
| pacrem |
sudo pacman -Rns |
Remove packages, including its settings and dependencies |
| pacrep |
pacman -Si |
Display information about a package in the repositories |
| pacreps |
pacman -Ss |
Search for packages in the repositories |
| pacrmorphans |
sudo pacman -Rs $(pacman -Qtdq) |
Delete all orphaned packages |
| pacupd |
sudo pacman -Sy && <abs/aur refresh>¹ |
Update and refresh local package, ABS and AUR databases |
| pacupg |
sudo pacman -Syu |
Sync with repositories before upgrading packages |
| pacfileupg |
sudo pacman -Fy |
Download fresh package databases from the server |
| pacfiles |
pacman -F |
Search package file names for matching strings |
| pacls |
pacman -Ql |
List files in a package |
| pacown |
pacman -Qo |
Show which package owns a file |
| upgrade³ |
sudo pacman -Syu |
Sync with repositories before upgrading packages |
| Function |
Description |
| pacdisowned |
List all disowned files in your system |
| paclist |
List all explicitly installed packages with a description |
| pacmanallkeys |
Get all keys for developers and trusted users |
| pacmansignkeys |
Locally trust all keys passed as parameters |
| pacweb |
Open the website of an ArchLinux package |
Note: paclist used to print packages with a description which are (1) explicitly installed
and (2) available for upgrade. Due to flawed scripting, it also printed all packages if no
upgrades were available. Use pacman -Que instead.
AUR helpers
Pacaur
| Alias |
Command |
Description |
| pain |
pacaur -S |
Install packages from the repositories |
| pains |
pacaur -U |
Install a package from a local file |
| painsd |
pacaur -S --asdeps |
Install packages as dependencies of another package |
| paloc |
pacaur -Qi |
Display information about a package in the local database |
| palocs |
pacaur -Qs |
Search for packages in the local database |
| palst |
pacaur -Qe |
List installed packages including from AUR (tagged as "local") |
| pamir |
pacaur -Syy |
Force refresh of all package lists after updating mirrorlist |
| paorph |
pacaur -Qtd |
Remove orphans using pacaur |
| pare |
pacaur -R |
Remove packages, keeping its settings and dependencies |
| parem |
pacaur -Rns |
Remove packages, including its settings and unneeded dependencies |
| parep |
pacaur -Si |
Display information about a package in the repositories |
| pareps |
pacaur -Ss |
Search for packages in the repositories |
| paupd |
pacaur -Sy && <abs/aur refresh>¹ |
Update and refresh local package, ABS and AUR databases |
| paupg |
pacaur -Syua |
Sync with repositories before upgrading all packages (from AUR too) |
| pasu |
pacaur -Syua --no-confirm |
Same as paupg, but without confirmation |
| upgrade³ |
pacaur -Syu |
Sync with repositories before upgrading packages |
Trizen
| Alias |
Command |
Description |
| trconf |
trizen -C |
Fix all configuration files with vimdiff |
| trin |
trizen -S |
Install packages from the repositories |
| trins |
trizen -U |
Install a package from a local file |
| trinsd |
trizen -S --asdeps |
Install packages as dependencies of another package |
| trloc |
trizen -Qi |
Display information about a package in the local database |
| trlocs |
trizen -Qs |
Search for packages in the local database |
| trlst |
trizen -Qe |
List installed packages including from AUR (tagged as "local") |
| trmir |
trizen -Syy |
Force refresh of all package lists after updating mirrorlist |
| trorph |
trizen -Qtd |
Remove orphans using yaourt |
| trre |
trizen -R |
Remove packages, keeping its settings and dependencies |
| trrem |
trizen -Rns |
Remove packages, including its settings and unneeded dependencies |
| trrep |
trizen -Si |
Display information about a package in the repositories |
| trreps |
trizen -Ss |
Search for packages in the repositories |
| trupd |
trizen -Sy && <abs/aur refresh>¹ |
Update and refresh local package, ABS and AUR databases |
| trupg |
trizen -Syua |
Sync with repositories before upgrading all packages (from AUR too) |
| trsu |
trizen -Syua --no-confirm |
Same as trupg, but without confirmation |
| upgrade³ |
trizen -Syu |
Sync with repositories before upgrading packages |
Yaourt²
| Alias |
Command |
Description |
| yaconf |
yaourt -C |
Fix all configuration files with vimdiff |
| yain |
yaourt -S |
Install packages from the repositories |
| yains |
yaourt -U |
Install a package from a local file |
| yainsd |
yaourt -S --asdeps |
Install packages as dependencies of another package |
| yaloc |
yaourt -Qi |
Display information about a package in the local database |
| yalocs |
yaourt -Qs |
Search for packages in the local database |
| yalst |
yaourt -Qe |
List installed packages including from AUR (tagged as "local") |
| yamir |
yaourt -Syy |
Force refresh of all package lists after updating mirrorlist |
| yaorph |
yaourt -Qtd |
Remove orphans using yaourt |
| yare |
yaourt -R |
Remove packages, keeping its settings and dependencies |
| yarem |
yaourt -Rns |
Remove packages, including its settings and unneeded dependencies |
| yarep |
yaourt -Si |
Display information about a package in the repositories |
| yareps |
yaourt -Ss |
Search for packages in the repositories |
| yaupd |
yaourt -Sy && <abs/aur refresh>¹ |
Update and refresh local package, ABS and AUR databases |
| yaupg |
yaourt -Syua |
Sync with repositories before upgrading all packages (from AUR too) |
| yasu |
yaourt -Syua --no-confirm |
Same as yaupg, but without confirmation |
| upgrade³ |
yaourt -Syu |
Sync with repositories before upgrading packages |
Yay²
| Alias |
Command |
Description |
| yaconf |
yay -Pg |
Print current configuration |
| yain |
yay -S |
Install packages from the repositories |
| yains |
yay -U |
Install a package from a local file |
| yainsd |
yay -S --asdeps |
Install packages as dependencies of another package |
| yaloc |
yay -Qi |
Display information about a package in the local database |
| yalocs |
yay -Qs |
Search for packages in the local database |
| yalst |
yay -Qe |
List installed packages including from AUR (tagged as "local") |
| yamir |
yay -Syy |
Force refresh of all package lists after updating mirrorlist |
| yaorph |
yay -Qtd |
Remove orphans using yay |
| yare |
yay -R |
Remove packages, keeping its settings and dependencies |
| yarem |
yay -Rns |
Remove packages, including its settings and unneeded dependencies |
| yarep |
yay -Si |
Display information about a package in the repositories |
| yareps |
yay -Ss |
Search for packages in the repositories |
| yaupd |
yay -Sy && <abs/aur refresh>¹ |
Update and refresh local package, ABS and AUR databases |
| yaupg |
yay -Syu |
Sync with repositories before upgrading packages |
| yasu |
yay -Syu --no-confirm |
Same as yaupg, but without confirmation |
| upgrade³ |
yay -Syu |
Sync with repositories before upgrading packages |
¹
If the abs and/or aur commands are present, sudo abs and sudo aur are also
called to update the ABS and AUR databases.
²
Yay and Yaourt aliases overlap. If both are installed, yay will take precedence.
³
The upgrade alias is set for all package managers. Its value will depend on
whether the package manager is installed, checked in the following order:
yayyaourttrizenpacaurpacman
Contributors
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