pacgraph

Produce an SVG and PNG graph

$ pacgraph

$ pacgraph -s

$ pacgraph -c

$ pacgraph -f [path/to/file]

$ pacgraph -t [color]

$ pacgraph -d [color]

$ pacgraph -b [color]

$ pacgraph -l [color]

pacgraph [options]

pacgraph visualizes the dependency relationships between installed packages on Arch-based systems. It generates a graph showing packages as nodes sized by their disk usage, with lines connecting packages to their dependencies.
The output can be an SVG image, PNG image, or console text summary. The tool helps users understand their system's package structure, identify large packages, and visualize dependency chains. Colors distinguish between explicitly installed packages and dependencies.

-s, --svg

Produce SVG output only (no PNG)

Print summary to console instead of generating graph

Output filename (without extension)

Color for explicitly installed packages

Color for dependency packages

Background color of the graph

Color for dependency links

Font point size

Disable SVGZ compression

Include only explicitly installed packages

Include optional dependencies

Large systems with many packages produce complex graphs that may be difficult to read. PNG generation requires additional dependencies (typically graphviz or PIL). Do not include file extension in the -f option.

Developed for Arch Linux to provide visual insight into package relationships. Helps users understand disk usage distribution across packages and identify opportunities for cleanup by showing which packages have few dependents.

pacman(8), pactree(8), expac(1)