NAME

       pacman-db-upgrade - upgrade the local pacman database to a newer format

SYNOPSIS

       pacman-db-upgrade [options]

DESCRIPTION

       pacman-db-upgrade is a script that upgrades the local database used by pacman(8) to a newer format.

       Options

           *-h, \--help*::
           Show the built-in help message and exit.
           *-V, \--version*::
           Show version information and exit.
           *-d, \--dbpath* <path>::
           Set an alternate database location.
           *-r, \--root* <path>::
           Set an alternate installation root.
           *\--config* <path>::
           Set an alternate configuration file.
           *\--nocolor*::
           Remove color from output.

           See Also

       pacman(8)

       See the pacman website at https://archlinux.org/pacman/ for current information on pacman and its related
       tools.

BUGS

       Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software. But if we happen to be wrong, please
       report them to the issue tracker at https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman/-/issues with specific
       information such as your command-line, the nature of the bug, and even the package database if it helps.

AUTHORS

       Current maintainers:

       •   Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>

       •   Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>

       •   Morgan Adamiec <morganamilo@archlinux.org>

       Past major contributors:

       •   Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>

       •   Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>

       •   Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>

       •   Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>

       •   Xavier Chantry <shiningxc@gmail.com>

       •   Nagy Gabor <ngaba@bibl.u-szeged.hu>

       •   Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>

       •   Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux.org>

       For additional contributors, use git shortlog -s on the pacman.git repository.

Pacman 7.0.0                                       2025-01-20                               PACMAN-DB-UPGRADE(8)