PACMAN-DB-UPGRADE(8)		 Pacman Manual		  PACMAN-DB-UPGRADE(8)

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			  2025-06-03		  PACMAN-DB-UPGRADE(8)