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@@ -86,11 +86,16 @@ You can also use `pacman -Su` to upgrade all packages that are out of date. See
Options
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*\--asdeps*::
- Install packages non-explicitly; in other works, fake their install reason
+ Install packages non-explicitly; in other words, fake their install reason
to be installed as a dependency. This is useful for makepkg and other
build from source tools that need to install dependencies before building
the package.
+*\--asexplicit*::
+ Install packages explicitly; in other words, fake their install reason to
+ be explicitly installed. This is useful if you want mark a dependency as
+ explictly installed.
+
*-b, \--dbpath* <'path'>::
Specify an alternative database location (a typical default is
``/var/lib/pacman''). This should not be used unless you know what you are
@@ -228,6 +233,11 @@ Remove Options[[RO]]
to a backwards '\--sync' operation, and helps keep a clean system without
orphans.
+*-u, \--unneeded*::
+ Removes the targets that are not required by any other packages.
+ This is mostly useful when removing a group without using the '-c' option,
+ to avoid breaking any dependencies.
+
Sync Options[[SO]]
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