pacsync
Update sync databases. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Update all sync databases
sudo pacsyncIdentifyUpdate specific sync databases
sudo pacsync repository1 repository2 ...IdentifyUpdate sync databases even if they are already up-to-date
sudo pacsync --forceIdentifyUpdate sync databases using a specific configuration file
sudo pacsync --config path/to/pacman.confIdentifyUpdate sync databases and return true only if a database was actually updated
sudo pacsync --updatedIdentify