pacreport
generates reports about installed packages and system state
TLDR
Generate a summary of installed packages
$ pacreport
List unowned files$ pacreport --unowned-files
List missing package files$ pacreport --missing-files
Search for unmerged backup files (.pacnew, .pacsave) in /etc$ pacreport --backups
Display packages in a group that are not installed$ pacreport --group group_name
SYNOPSIS
pacreport [options]
DESCRIPTION
pacreport generates reports about installed packages and system state. By default it produces a summary including packages sorted by size, optional dependencies, and group membership. It can also identify unowned files, missing package files, and pending configuration merges (.pacnew/.pacsave files).This tool is useful for system maintenance and cleanup tasks on Arch Linux systems.
PARAMETERS
--unowned-files
List files not owned by any package--missing-files
List files that should exist but are missing--backups
Find unmerged backup files in /etc--group name
Show uninstalled packages from specified group--config path
Set an alternate pacman configuration file--dbpath path
Set an alternate database location--root path
Set an alternate installation root--cachedir path
Set an alternate package cache location
CAVEATS
Scanning for unowned files can be slow on systems with many files. The tool only examines paths typically managed by packages. The --unowned-files option does not check inside home directories or temporary directories.
HISTORY
Part of pacutils, a collection of utilities for Arch Linux package management built on libalpm.
