pacfile(1)

pacfile1

Display information about package files

Usage

pacfile [options] <path> ...

pacfile {(--help | --version)}

Overview

Display file information from the local package database.

Options

--config=path

Set an alternate configuration file path.

--dbpath=path

Set an alternate database path.

--root=path

Set an alternate installation root.

--sysroot=path

Set an alternate system root. See pacutils-sysroot(7).

--package=pkgname

Limit information to the specified package. May be specified multiple times.

--check

Compare database values to the file system.

--help

Display usage information and exit.

--version

Display version information and exit.

From pacutils 0.15.0-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.