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pacman --query

Arch Linux package manager utility. See also: pacman. More information: https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8.
  • List installed packages and versions:
    pacman --query
  • List only packages and versions that were explicitly installed:
    pacman --query --explicit
  • Find which package owns a file:
    pacman --query --owns {{filename}}
  • Display information about an installed package:
    pacman --query --info {{package}}
  • List files owned by a package:
    pacman --query --list {{package}}
  • List orphan packages (installed as dependencies but not required by any package):
    pacman --query --unrequired --deps --quiet
  • List installed packages not found in the repositories:
    pacman --query --foreign
  • List outdated packages:
    pacman --query --upgrades

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