# pacdiff

> Maintenance utility for `.pacorig`, `.pacnew` and `.pacsave` files created by `pacman`.
> More information: <https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacdiff>.

- Review files that need maintenance in interactive mode:

`pacdiff`

- Use sudo and sudoedit to remove and merge files:

`pacdiff --sudo`

- Review files needing maintenance, creating `.bak`ups of the original if you `(O)verwrite`:

`pacdiff --sudo --backup`

- Use a specific editor to view and merge configuration files (default is `vim -d`):

`DIFFPROG={{editor}} pacdiff`

- Scan for configuration files with `locate` instead of using `pacman` database:

`pacdiff --locate`

- Display help:

`pacdiff --help`