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checkupdates — Check pending updates in Arch Linux. More information: <https://manned.org/checkupdates>.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the checkupdates command: Check pending updates in Arch Linux. More information: <https://manned.org/checkupdates>.

Solution

checkupdates — Check pending updates in Arch Linux. More information: <https://manned.org/checkupdates>.

Synchronize the database and list pending updates:

checkupdates

List pending updates without syncing the database:

checkupdates {{[-n|--nosync]}}

Display the list of pending updates if it differs from the last time this option was used:

checkupdates {{[-c|--change]}}

List pending updates and download the packages to the pacman cache (/var/cache/pacman/pkg):

checkupdates {{[-d|--download]}}

List pending updates using a specific pacman database:

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

Display help:

checkupdates {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Synchronize the database and list pending updates

checkupdates

List pending updates without syncing the database

checkupdates {{[-n|--nosync]}}

Display the list of pending updates if it differs from the last time this option was used

checkupdates {{[-c|--change]}}

List pending updates and download the packages to the `pacman` cache (`/var/cache/pacman/pkg`)

checkupdates {{[-d|--download]}}

List pending updates using a specific `pacman` database

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

Context

tldr-pages: linux/checkupdates

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