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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)`