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Adds (mostly) complete -Sl support. While pacman will also print the version number for the package, packages.gz does not give version numbers. Using -Si to fetch all that data would also be unthinkable. Instead of just missing out the version number yay will print "unknown-version". This is so that tools that expect a version number do not break.
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.TH "YAY" "8" "2018\-07\-01" "Yay v8.972+" "Yay Manual"
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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 terms>
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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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.B \-Y, \-\-yay
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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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.B \-P, \-\-show
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Perform yay specific print operations.
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.TP
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.B \-G, \-\-getpkgbuild
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Downloads PKGBUILD from ABS or AUR. ABS pkgbuilds are always downloaded using
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tarballs and taken from trunk. The ABS can only be used for Arch Linux repositories
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.RE
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If no arguments are provided 'yay \-Syu' will be performed.
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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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.B \-S, \-Si, \-Sl, \-Ss, \-Su, \-Sc, \-Qu
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These operations are extended to support both AUR and repo packages.
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.B \-Sc
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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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.B \-R
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Yay will also remove cached data about devel packages.
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.SH NEW OPTIONS
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.B \-\-repo
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Assume all targets are from the repositories. Additionally Actions such as
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sysupgrade will only act on repository packages.
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.B \-a, \-\-aur
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Assume all targets are from the AUR. Additionally Actions such as
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sysupgrade will only act on AUR packages.
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Note that dependency resolving will still act as normal and include repository
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packages.
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.SH YAY OPTIONS (APPLY TO \-Y AND \-\-YAY)
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.B <NO OPTION>
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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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.B \-\-gendb
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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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.B \-c, \-\-clean
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Remove unneeded dependencies.
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.SH SHOW OPTIONS (APPLY TO \-P AND \-\-SHOW)
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.B \-c, \-\-complete
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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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.B \-f, \-\-fish
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During complete adjust the output for the fish shell.
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.B \-d, \-\-defaultconfig
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Print default yay configuration.
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.B \-g, \-\-currentconfig
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Print current yay configuration.
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.B \-n, \-\-numberupgrades
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Deprecated, use \fByay -Qu\fR and \fBwc -l\fR instead\%.
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.B \-s, \-\-stats
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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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.B \-u, \-\-upgrades
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Deprecated, use \fByay -Qu\fR instead\%.
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.B \-w, \-\-news
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Print new news from the Archlinux homepage. News is considered new if it is
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newer than the build date of all native packages. Pass this twice to show all
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available news.
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.B \-q, \-\-quiet
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Only show titles when printing news.
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.SH GETPKGBUILD OPTIONS (APPLY TO \-G AND \-\-GETPKGBUILD)
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.B \-f, \-\-force
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Force download for packages that already exist in the current directory. This
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is to ensure directories are not accidentally overwritten. This option is not
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needed for git based downloads as \fBgit pull\fR already has safety mechanisms.
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.SH PERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
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.B \-\-save
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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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.B \-\-aururl
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Set an alternative AUR URL. This is mostly useful for users in china who wish
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to use https://aur.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/.
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.B \-\-builddir <dir>
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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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.B \-\-editor <command>
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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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.TP
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.B \-\-editorflags <flags>
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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 the editor. 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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.TP
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.B \-\-makepkg <command>
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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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.TP
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.B \-\-pacman <command>
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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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.B \-\-tar <command>
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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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.B \-\-git <command>
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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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.B \-\-gpg <command>
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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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.B \-\-config <file>
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The pacman config file to use.
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.B \-\-makepkgconf <file>
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The config file for makepkg to use\%. If this is not set then the default
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config file will be used.
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.B \-\-nomakepkgconf
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Reset the makepkg config file back to its default.
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.B \-\-requestsplitn <number>
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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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.B \-\-completioninterval <days>
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Time in days to refresh the completion cache. Setting this to 0 will cause
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the cache to be refreshed every time, while setting this to -1 will cause the
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cache to never be refreshed.
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.TP
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.B \-\-sortby <votes|popularity|id|baseid|name|base|submitted|modified>
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Sort AUR results by a specific field during search.
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.B \-\-answerclean <All|None|Installed|NotInstalled|...>
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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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.B \-\-answerdiff <All|None|Installed|NotInstalled|...>
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Set a predetermined answer for the edit diff 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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.B \-\-answeredit <All|None|Installed|NotInstalled|...>
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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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.B \-\-answerupgrade <Repo|^Repo|None|...>
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Set a predetermined answer for the upgrade menu question. Selects which package
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ranges or repos to omit for updates. 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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.B \-\-noanswerclean
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Unset the answer for the clean build menu.
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.B \-\-noanswerdiff
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Unset the answer for the diff menu.
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.B \-\-noansweredit
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Unset the answer for the edit pkgbuild menu.
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.B \-\-noanswerupgrade
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Unset the answer for the upgrade menu.
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.B \-\-cleanmenu
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Show the clean menu. This menu gives you the chance to fully delete the
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downloaded build files from Yay's cache before redownloading a fresh copy.
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.B \-\-diffmenu
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Show the diff menu. This menu gives you the option to view diffs from
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build files before building.
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Diffs are shown via \fBgit diff\fR which uses
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less by default. This behaviour can be changed via git's config, the
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\fB$GIT_PAGER\fR or \fB$PAGER\fR environment variables.
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.B \-\-editmenu
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Show the edit menu. This menu gives you the option to edit or view PKGBUILDs
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before building.
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\fBWarning\fR: Yay resolves dependencies ahead of time via the RPC. It is not
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recommended to edit pkgbuild variables unless you know what you are doing.
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.B \-\-upgrademenu
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Show a detailed list of updates in a similar format to VerbosePkgLists.
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Upgrades can also be skipped using numbers, number ranges or repo names.
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Additionally ^ can be used to invert the selection.
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\fBWarning\fR: It is not recommended to skip updates from the repositories as
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this can lead to partial upgrades. This feature is intended to easily skip AUR
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updates on the fly that may be broken or have a long compile time. Ultimately
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it is up to the user what upgrades they skip.
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.B \-\-nocleanmenu
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Do not show the clean menu.
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.B \-\-nodiffmenu
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Do not show the diff menu.
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.B \-\-noeditmenu
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Do not show the edit menu.
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.B \-\-noupgrademenu
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Do not show the upgrade menu.
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.B \-\-askremovemake
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Ask to remove makedepends after installing packages.
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.B \-\-removemake
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Remove makedepends after installing packages.
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.B \-\-noremovemake
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Do not remove makedepends after installing packages.
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.B \-\-topdown
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Display repository packages first and then AUR packages.
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.B \-\-bottomup
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Show AUR packages first and then repository packages.
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.B \-\-devel
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During sysupgrade also check AUR development packages for updates. Currently
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only Git packages are supported.
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Devel checking is done using \fBgit ls-remote\fR. The newest commit hash is
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compared against the hash at install time. This allows devel updates to be
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checked almost instantly and not require the original pkgbuild to be downloaded.
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The slower pacaur-like devel checks can be implemented manually by piping
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a list of packages into yay (see \fBexamples\fR).
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.B \-\-nodevel
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Do not check for development packages updates during sysupgrade.
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.B \-\-gitclone
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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
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built. Similarly, PKGBUILDs managed with git will continue to use git until
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the package is clean built..
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.B \-\-nogitclone
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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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.B \-\-cleanafter
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Remove package sources after successful Install.
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For packages downloaded through git, untracked files are removed with the
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exception of directories. This allows VCS packages to ealily pull an update
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instead of having to re clone the entire repo.
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For packages downloaded via tarball, The entire directory is deleted.
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.B \-\-nocleanafter
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Do not remove package sources after successful Install.
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.B \-\-timeupdate
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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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.B \-\-notimeupdate
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Do not consider build times during sysupgrade.
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.B \-\-redownload
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Always download pkgbuilds of targets even when a copy is available in cache.
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.B \-\-redownloadall
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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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.B \-\-noredownload
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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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.B \-\-provides
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Look for matching providers when searching for AUR packages. When multiple
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providers are found a menu will appear prompting you to pick one. This
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increases dependency resolve time although this should not be noticeable.
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.B \-\-noprovides
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Do not look for matching providers when searching for AUR packages.
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Yay will never show its provider menu but Pacman will still show its
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provider menu for repo packages.
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.TP
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.B \-\-pgpfetch
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Prompt to import unknown PGP keys from the \fBvalidpgpkeys\fR field of each
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PKGBUILD.
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.B \-\-nopgpfetch
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Do not prompt to import unknown PGP keys. This is likely to cause a build
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failure unless using options such as \fB\-\-skippgpcheck\fR or a customized
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gpg config\%.
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.B \-\-useask
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Use pacman's --ask flag to automatically confirm package conflicts. Yay lists
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conflicts ahead of time. It is possible that Yay does not detect
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a conflict, causing a package to be removed without the user's confirmation.
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However, this is very unlikely.
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.B \-\-nouseask
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Manually resolve package conflicts during the install. Packages which do not
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conflict will not need to be confined manually.
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.B \-\-combinedupgrade
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During sysupgrade, Yay will first perform a refresh, then show
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its combined menu of repo and AUR packages that will be upgraded. Then after
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reviewing the pkgbuilds, the repo and AUR upgrade will start with no need
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for manual intervention.
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If Yay exits for any reason After the refresh without upgrading. It is then
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the user's responsibility to either resolve the reason Yay exited or run
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a sysupgrade through pacman directly.
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.B \-\-nocombinedupgrade
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During sysupgrade, Pacman \-Syu will be called, then the AUR upgrade will
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start. This means the upgrade menu and pkgbuild review will be performed
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after the sysupgrade has finished.
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.B \-\-rebuild
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Always build target packages even when a copy is available in cache.
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.B \-\-rebuildall
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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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.B \-\-rebuildtree
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When installing an AUR package rebuild and reinstall all of its AUR
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dependencies recursively, 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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.B \-\-norebuild
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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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.B \-\-mflags <flags>
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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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.TP
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.B \-\-gpgflags <flags>
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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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.TP
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.B \-\-sudoloop
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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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.B \-\-nosudoloop
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Do not loop sudo calls in the background.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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yay \fIfoo\fR
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Search and install from the repos and the \fBAUR\fR\ using yogurt mode.
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yay \-Syu
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Update package list and upgrade all currently installed repo and \fBAUR\fR.
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yay \-Sua
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Update all currently installed \fBAUR\fR packages.
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yay \-S \fIfoo\fR
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Installs package \fIfoo\fR from the repos or the \fBAUR\fR.
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yay \-Ss \fIfoo\fR
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Searches for package \fIfoo\fR on the repos or the \fBAUR\fR.
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yay \-Si \fIfoo\fR
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Gets information about package \fIfoo\fR from the repos or the \fBAUR\fR.
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yay \-S \fIfoo\fR \-\-mflags "\-\-skipchecksums \-\-skippgpcheck"
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Installs \fIfoo\fR while skipping checksums and pgp checks.
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yay \-\-devel \-\-save
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Sets devel to true in the config.
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yay \-P \-\-stats
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Shows statistics for installed packages and system health.
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.TP
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pacman -Qmq | grep -Ee '-(cvs|svn|git|hg|bzr|darcs)$' | yay -S --needed -
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pacaur-like devel check.
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.SH FILES
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.TP
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.B CONFIG DIRECTORY
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The config directory is \fI$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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\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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.TP
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.B CACHE DIRECTORY
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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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\fIcompletion.cache\fR holds a list of of all packages, including the AUR,
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for shell completion. By default the completion files are refreshed every
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7 days.
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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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.TP
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.B BUILD DIRECTORY
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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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.TP
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.B PACMAN.CONF
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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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Notably: \fBDatabases\fR, \fBColor\fR and \fB*Path/*Dir\fR options are used.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR makepkg (8),
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.BR makepkg.conf (5),
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.BR PKGBUILD (5),
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.BR pacman (8),
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.BR pacman.conf (5)
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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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Please report bugs to our GitHub page https://github.com/Jguer/yay
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.SH AUTHORS
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Jguer <joaogg3@gmail.com>
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.br
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Anna <morganamilo@gmail.com>
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