pacrepairdb
fixes corrupted database entries in the libalpm database
TLDR
Perform a basic repair on a specific package
$ pacrepairdb package_name
Update database entries without extracting packages$ pacrepairdb package_name --dbonly
Preview packages to be repaired without making changes$ pacrepairdb package_name --print-only
Display additional progress and debug information$ pacrepairdb package_name --verbose
Display help$ pacrepairdb --help
SYNOPSIS
pacrepairdb [options] package(s)
DESCRIPTION
pacrepairdb fixes corrupted database entries in the libalpm database. It can repair package metadata, reinstall packages from cache, and restore database consistency without requiring a full package reinstallation.
This tool is useful when package database entries become corrupted due to interrupted transactions or filesystem issues.
PARAMETERS
--dbonly
Update database entries without extracting or removing packages--print-only
Display actions without making changes--verbose
Show additional progress and debug information--help
Display help message--version
Display version information
CAVEATS
Requires packages to be available in the cache for full repair. Use --dbonly if only database metadata needs correction.
HISTORY
Part of pacutils, a collection of utilities for Arch Linux package management built on libalpm.
SEE ALSO
pacman(8), pacrepairfile(1)