tldr/pages/linux/pacman-upgrade.md

pacman --upgrade

Arch Linux package manager utility. More information: https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8.

• Display help:

pacman --upgrade --help

• Install one or more packages from files:

sudo pacman --upgrade {{path/to/package1.pkg.tar.zst}} {{path/to/package2.pkg.tar.zst}}

• Install a package without prompting:

sudo pacman --upgrade --noconfirm {{path/to/package.pkg.tar.zst}}

• Overwrite conflicting files during a package installation:

sudo pacman --upgrade --overwrite {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/package.pkg.tar.zst}}

• Install a package, skipping the dependency version checks:

sudo pacman --upgrade --nodeps {{path/to/package.pkg.tar.zst}}

• List packages that would be affected (does not install any packages):

pacman --query --print {{path/to/package.pkg.tar.zst}}