# checkupdates

> Check pending updates in Arch Linux.
> More information: <https://man.archlinux.org/man/checkupdates.8>.

- List pending updates:

`checkupdates`

- List pending updates and download the packages to the `pacman` cache:

`checkupdates --download`

- List pending updates using a specific `pacman` database:

`CHECKUPDATES_DB={{path/to/directory}} checkupdates`

- Display help:

`checkupdates --help`