pacconf
queries and displays pacman's configuration as it would be parsed by pacman
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
pacconf [options] [directive...]
DESCRIPTION
pacconf queries and displays pacman's configuration as it would be parsed by pacman itself. It can show the complete configuration or specific directive values, making it useful for scripts that need to read pacman settings.The tool handles configuration include directives and processes values the same way pacman does, ensuring accurate representation of the active configuration. It can query global options or repository-specific settings.
PARAMETERS
--config file
Use alternate configuration file--root path
Use alternate installation root--repo-list
List configured repositories--repo name
Query options for specific repository--verbose
Always show directive names in output--single
Display only the first value of multi-value directives--null
Use null delimiter for output--raw
Display unprocessed directive values--help
Display help information--version
Display version information
CAVEATS
Output represents the parsed configuration, which may differ from the raw config file due to includes and defaults. Repository-specific queries require the --repo option.
HISTORY
Part of pacutils, a collection of helper utilities for pacman by Andrew Gregory. Provides programmatic access to pacman configuration, useful for system administration scripts and tools that interact with pacman.
SEE ALSO
pacman(8), pacman.conf(5), paccheck(8)
