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Packer

packer is a bash wrapper for pacman and the AUR. It was designed to be a simple and very fast replacement for the basic functionality of yaourt.

packer has commands to install, update, search, and show information for any package in the main repositories and in the AUR. For other commands, such as removing packages, use pacman.

Features

• Fast
• Simple
• Control packages from the main repository and the AUR with one program
• Color output with the pacman-color program

Command Line Options

• Search for package: packer -Ss package
• Install package: packer -S package
• Sync with repositories and update all packages: packer -Syu
• Show info for a package: packer -Si package

Additional Options

• No confirmation: packer -S --noconfirm package
• Only perform commands for the AUR: packer -Syu --auronly
• Update development packages: packer -Syu --devel
• Help: packer -h