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.TH "YAY" "8" "2018-02-29" "Yay v3\&.460+" "Yay Manual"
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.nh
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.ad l
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.SH "NAME"
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yay \- AUR Helper written in go
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIyay\fR <operation> [options] [targets]
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\fIyay\fR <search pattern>
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\fIyay\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Yay is a Pacman wrapper with AUR support\&. It passes options to Makepkg and
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Pacman after resolving packages to install/upgrade\&.
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This manpage only covers options unique to Yay\&. For other options see
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\fBpacman(8)\fR\&.
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.SH "YAY OPERATIONS"
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.PP
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\fB\-Y, --yay\fR
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.RS 4
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Perform yay specific operations\&. This is the default if no other operation is
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selected\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-P, --print\fR
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.RS 4
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Perform yay specific print operations\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-G, --getpkgbuild\fR
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.RS 4
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Downloads PKGBUILD from ABS or AUR\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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If no arguments are provided 'yay -Syu' will be performed\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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If no operation is selected -Y will be assumed\&.
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.SH "EXTENDED PACMAN OPERATIONS"
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.PP
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\fB\-S, -Si, -Ss, -Su, -Sc, -Qu\fR
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.RS 4
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These operations are extended to support both AUR and repo packages\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-Sc\fR
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.RS 4
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Yay will also clean cached AUR package and any untracked Files in the
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cache\&. Untracked files cleaning only works for packages downloaded
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using gitclone\&. Cleaning untracked files will wipe any downloaded
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sources or built packages but will keep already downloaded vcs sources\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-R\fR
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.RS 4
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Yay will also remove cached data about devel packages\&.
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.RE
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.SH "YAY OPTIONS (APPLY TO -Y AND --YAY)"
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.PP
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\fB<NO OPTION>\fR
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.RS 4
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Displays a list of packages matching the search terms and prompts the user on
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which packages to install (yogurt mode)\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB \-\-gendb\fR
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.RS 4
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Generate development package database\&. Tracks the latest commit for each
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development package, when there is a new commit Yay will know to update\&. This
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is done per package whenever a package is synced. This option should only be
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used when migrating to Yay from another AUR helper.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-c \-\-clean\fR
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.RS 4
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Remove unneeded dependencies\&.
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.RE
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.SH "PRINT OPTIONS (APPLY TO -P AND --PRINT)"
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\fB\-c \-\-complete\fR
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.RS 4
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Print a list of all AUR and repo packages\&. This is to allow shell completion
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and is not intended to be used directly by the user\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-f \-\-fish\fR
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.RS 4
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During complete adjust the output for the fish shell\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-d \-\-defaultconfig\fR
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.RS 4
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Print default yay configuration\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-g \-\-config\fR
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.RS 4
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Print current yay configuration\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-n \-\-numberupgrades\fR
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.RS 4
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Print number of packages that need to be updated\&. Note this does not perform
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a database refresh\&. Run \fByay -Sy\fR Before this for an up to date result\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-s \-\-stats\fR
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.RS 4
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Displays information about installed packages and system health\&. If there are
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orphaned, out-of-date or packages that no longer exist on the AUR warnings will
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be displayed\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-u \-\-upgrades\fR
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.RS 4
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Print Names of packages that need to be updated\&. Note this does not perform
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a database refresh\&. Run \fByay -Sy\fR Before this for an up to date result\&.
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.PP
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.SH "PERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS"
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.PP
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\fB\-\-save\fR
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.RS 4
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Causes the following options to be saved back to the config file\&. This
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provides an easy way to change config options without directly editing the
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file\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-builddir <dir>\fR
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.RS 4
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Directory to use for Building AUR Packages\&. This directory is also used as
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the AUR cache when deciding if Yay should should skip builds\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-editor <file>\fR
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.RS 4
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Editor to use when editing PKGBUILDs\&. If this is not set the \fBEDITOR\fR
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environment variable will be checked, followed by \fBVISUAL\fR\&. If none of
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these are set Yay will prompt the user for an editor\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-editorflags <flags>\fR
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.RS 4
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Passes arguments to the editor\&. These flags get passed to every instance where
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the editor is called by Yay. Arguments are split on whitespace before being
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passed to gpg. Multiple arguments may be passed by supplying a space
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separated list that is quoted by the shell.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-makepkg <file>\fR
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.RS 4
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The command to use for \fBmakepkg\fR calls. This can be a command in
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\fBPATH\fR or an absolute path to the file\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-pacman <file>\fR
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.RS 4
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The command to use for \fBpacman\fR calls. This can be a command in
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\fBPATH\fR or an absolute path to the file\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-tar <file>\fR
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.RS 4
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The command to use for \fBbsdtar\fR calls. This can be a command in
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\fBPATH\fR or an absolute path to the file\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-git <file>\fR
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.RS 4
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The command to use for \fBgit\fR calls. This can be a command in
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\fBPATH\fR or an absolute path to the file\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-gpg <file>\fR
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.RS 4
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The command to use for \fBgpg\fR calls. This can be a command in
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\fBPATH\fR or an absolute path to the file\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-config <file>\fR
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.RS 4
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The pacman config file to use\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-requestsplitn <n>\fR
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.RS 4
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The maximum amount of packages to request per AUR query\&. The higher the
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number the faster AUR requests will be\&. Requesting too many packages in one
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AUR query will cause an error\&. This should only make a noticeable difference
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with very large requests (>500) packages\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-sortby <votes|popularity|id|baseid|name|base|submitted|modified>\fR
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.RS 4
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Sort AUR results by a specific field during search\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-answerclean <All|None|Installed|NotInstalled|...>\fR
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.RS 4
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Set a predetermined answer for the clean build menu question\&. This answer
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will be used instead of reading from standard input but will be treated exactly
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the same when parsed\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-answeredit <All|None|Installed|NotInstalled|...>\fR
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.RS 4
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Set a predetermined answer for the edit pkgbuild menu question\&. This answer
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will be used instead of reading from standard input but will be treated exactly
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the same when parsed\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-answerupgrade\fR <Repo|^Repo|None|...>
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.RS 4
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Set a predetermined answer for the upgrade menu question\&. Selects which packages
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groups or repos to select for updades\&. This answer will be used instead of
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reading from standard input but will be treated exactly the same\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-noanswerclean\fR
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.RS 4
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Unset the answer for the clean build menu\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-noansweredit\fR
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.RS 4
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Unset the answer for the edit pkgbuild menu\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-noanswerupgrade\fR
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.RS 4
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Unset the answer for the upgrade menu\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-topdown\fR
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.RS 4
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Display repository packages first and then AUR packages\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-bottomup\fR
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.RS 4
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Show AUR packages first and then repository packages\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-devel\fR
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.RS 4
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During sysupgrade also check AUR development packages for updates\&. Currently
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only GitHub packages are supported\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-nodevel\fR
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.RS 4
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Do not check for development packages updates during sysupgrade\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-gitclone\fR
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.RS 4
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Use git to download and update PKGBUILDs\&. PKGBUILDs previously downloaded
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using tarball will continue to use tarballs until the package is clean built\&.
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Similarly, PKGBUILDs managed with git will continue to use git until the package
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is clean built.\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-nogitclone\fR
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.RS 4
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Download and update PKGBUILDs using tarballs\&. The above conditions about
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previously installed packages still apply\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-afterclean\fR
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.RS 4
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Remove package sources after successful Install\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-noafterclean\fR
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.RS 4
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Do not remove package sources after successful Install\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-timeupdate\fR
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.RS 4
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During sysupgrade also compare the build time of installed packages against
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the last modification time of each package's AUR page\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-notimeupdate\fR
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.RS 4
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Do not consider build times during sysupgrade\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-redownload\fR
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.RS 4
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Always download pkgbuilds of targets even when a copy is available in cache\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-redownloadall\fR
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.RS 4
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Always download pkgbuilds of all AUR packages even when a copy is available
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in cache\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-noredownload\fR
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.RS 4
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When downloading pkgbuilds if the pkgbuild is found in cache and is equal or
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newer than the AUR's version use that instead of downloading a new one\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-rebuild\fR
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.RS 4
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Always build target packages even when a copy is available in cache\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-rebuildall\fR
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.RS 4
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Always build all AUR packages even when a copy is available
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in cache\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-rebuildtree\fR
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.RS 4
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When installing an AUR package rebuild and reinstall all of its AUR
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dependencies recursivley, even the ones already installed. This flag allows
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you to easily rebuild packages against your current system's libraries if they
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have become incompatible.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-norebuild\fR
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.RS 4
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When building packages if the package is found in cache and is an equal version
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to the one wanted skip the package build and use the existing package\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-mflags <flags>\fR
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.RS 4
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Passes arguments to makepkg\&. These flags get passed to every instance where
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makepkg is called by Yay. Arguments are split on whitespace before being
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passed to makepkg. Multiple arguments may be passed by supplying a space
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separated list that is quoted by the shell.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-gpgflags <flags>\fR
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.RS 4
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Passes arguments to gpg\&. These flags get passed to every instance where
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gpg is called by Yay. Arguments are split on whitespace before being
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passed to gpg. Multiple arguments may be passed by supplying a space
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separated list that is quoted by the shell.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-sudoloop\fR
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.RS 4
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Loop sudo calls in the background to prevent sudo from timing out during long
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builds\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fB\-\-nosudoloop\fR
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.RS 4
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Do not loop sudo calls in the background\&.
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.RE
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.PP
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yay \fIfoo\fR
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.RS 4
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Search and install from the repos and the \fBAUR\fR\ using yogurt mode\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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yay -Syu
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.RS 4
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Update package list and upgrade all currently installed repo and \fBAUR\fR\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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yay -S \fIfoo\fR
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.RS 4
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Installs package \fIfoo\fR from the repos or the \fBAUR\fR\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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yay -Ss \fIfoo\fR
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.RS 4
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Searches for package \fIfoo\fR on the repos or the \fBAUR\fR\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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yay -Si \fIfoo\fR
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.RS 4
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Gets information about package \fIfoo\fR from the repos or the \fBAUR\fR\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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yay -S \fIfoo\fR --mflags "--skipchecksums --skippgpcheck"
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.RS 4
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Installs \fIfoo\fR while skipping checksums and pgp checks\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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yay --devel --save
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.RS 4
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Sets devel to true in the config\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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yay -P --stats
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.RS 4
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Shows statistics for installed packages and system health\&.
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.RE
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.SH "FILES"
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.sp
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\fBCONFIG DIRECTORY\fR
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.RS 4
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The config directory is \fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yay/\fR\&. if
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\fB$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\fR is unset, the config directory will fall back to
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\fI$HOME/.config/yay\fR\&.
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.PP
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\fIconfig.json\fR\& Is used to store all of Yay's config options\&. Editing
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this file should be done through Yay, using the options
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mentioned in \fBPERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS\fR\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fBCACHE DIRECTORY\fR
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.RS 4
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The cache directory is \fI$XDG_CACHE_HOME/yay/\fR\&. if
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\fB$XDG_CACHE_HOME\fR is unset, the cache directory will fall back to
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\fI$HOME/.cache/yay\fR\&.
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.PP
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\fIaur_<shellname>\fR holds a list of of all packages, including the AUR,
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for shell completion\&. The completion files are refreshed every 48 hours\&.
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.PP
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\fIvcs.json\fR tracks VCS packages and the latest commit of each source. If
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any of these commits change the package will be upgraded during a devel update.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fBBUILD DIRECTORY\fR
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.RS 4
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Unless otherwise set this should be the same as \fBCACHE DIRECTORY\fR. This
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directory is used to store downloaded AUR Packages as well as any source files
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and built packages from those packages\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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\fBPACMAN.CONF\fR
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.RS 4
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Yay uses Pacman's config file to set certain pacman options either through
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go-alpm or Yay itself. Options inherited include most libalpm options and
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pacman options\&.
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.PP
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Notably \fBDatabases\fR, \fBColor\fR and \fB*Path/*Dir\fR options are used\&.
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.RE
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.PP
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.sp
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\fBmakepkg\fR(8)
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\fBPKGBUILD\fR(5)
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\fBpacman\fR(8)
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\fBpacman\&.conf\fR(5)
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.PP
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See the arch wiki at https://wiki\&.archlinux\&.org/index\&.php/Arch_User_Repository for more info on the \fBAUR\fR\&.
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.SH "BUGS"
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.PP
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Please report bugs to our GitHub page https://github\&.com/Jguer/yay
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.SH "AUTHORS"
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.sp
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Jguer <joaogg3@gmail\&.com>
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.br
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Morgana <morganamilo@gmail\&.com>
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