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+# Name
+
+reflector - retrieve and filter the latest Pacman mirrorlist
+
+# Synopsis
+
+`reflector [arguments]`
+
+
+# Description
+
+reflector is a Python script and associated Python module that can retrieve up-to-date Arch Linux mirror data from the [Mirror Status](https://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/) web interface.
+
+
+# Arguments
+
+See `reflector --help`.
+
+# Examples
+
+Print the latest mirrorlist to STDOUT:
+
+~~~{.sh}
+reflector
+~~~
+
+Sort the five most recently synchronized mirrors by download speed and overwrite the local mirrorlist:
+
+~~~{.sh}
+reflector --latest 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+~~~
+
+Select the 200 most recently synchronized HTTP or HTTPS mirrors, sort them by download speed, and overwrite the file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist:
+
+~~~{.sh}
+reflector --latest 200 --protocol http --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+~~~
+
+Select the HTTPS mirrors synchronized within the last 12 hours and located in either France or Germany, sort them by download speed, and overwrite the file `/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist` with the results:
+
+~~~{.sh}
+reflector --country France --country Germany --age 12 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+~~~
+
+# See Also
+
+`pacman(8)`