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.\"      Date: 2024-08-24
.\"    Manual: Pacman-contrib Manual
.\"    Source: Pacman-contrib 1.10.6
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.TH "PACCACHE" "8" "2024\-08\-24" "Pacman\-contrib 1\&.10\&.6" "Pacman\-contrib Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
paccache \- flexible pacman cache cleaning utility
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIpaccache\fR <operation> [options] [target \&...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fIpaccache\fR removes old packages from the pacman cache directory\&. By default the last three versions of a package are kept\&.
.SH "OPERATIONS"
.PP
\fB\-d, \-\-dryrun\fR
.RS 4
Perform a dry run, only finding candidate packages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-m, \-\-move <dir>\fR
.RS 4
Move candidate packages from the cache directory to
\fIdir\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r, \-\-remove\fR
.RS 4
Remove candidate packages from the cache directory\&.
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-a, \-\-arch <arch>\fR
.RS 4
Scan for packages for a specific architecture\&. Default is to scan for all architectures\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-c, \-\-cachedir <dir>\fR
.RS 4
Specify a different cache directory\&. This option can be used more than once\&. Default is to use the cache directory configured in
\fIpacman\&.conf\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f, \-\-force\fR
.RS 4
Apply force to
\fImv\fR
and
\fIrm\fR
operations\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h, \-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Display syntax and command\-line options\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-i, \-\-ignore <pkgs>\fR
.RS 4
Specify packages to ignore, comma\-separated\&. Alternatively "\-" can be used to read the package names from stdin, newline\-delimited\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-k, \-\-keep <num>\fR
.RS 4
Specify how many versions of each package are kept in the cache directory, default is 3\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-min\-atime <time>\fR, \fB\-\-min\-mtime <time>\fR
.RS 4
Keep packages with an atime/mtime that is not older than the time given, even if this means keeping more than specified through the
\fI\-\-keep\fR
option\&. Accepts arguments according to
\fIinfo "Date input formats"\fR, e\&.g\&.
\fI30 days ago\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-nocolor\fR
.RS 4
Do not colorize output\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-z, \-\-null\fR
.RS 4
Use null delimiters for candidate names (only with \-v and \-vv)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-q, \-\-quiet\fR
.RS 4
Minimize the output\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-u, \-\-uninstalled\fR
.RS 4
Target uninstalled packages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
Increase verbosity, can be specified up to 3 times\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-V, \-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Display version information\&.
.RE
.SH "SYSTEMD TIMER"
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The package cache can be cleaned periodically using the systemd timer \fIpaccache\&.timer\fR\&. If the timer is enabled the cache will be cleaned weekly with paccache\(cqs default options\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBpacman\fR(8), \fBpacman.conf\fR(5), \fBsystemctl\fR(1)
.SH "BUGS"
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Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software\&. But if we happen to be wrong, file an issue with as much detail as possible at https://gitlab\&.archlinux\&.org/pacman/pacman\-contrib/\-/issues/new\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Current maintainers:
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Johannes Löthberg <johannes@kyriasis\&.com>
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Daniel M\&. Capella <polyzen@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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For additional contributors, use git shortlog \-s on the pacman\-contrib\&.git repository\&.