DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/paclock.md

paclock

Lock/unlock the libalpm database (used by pacman) to prevent or allow simultaneous package management operations. More information: https://github.com/andrewgregory/pacutils/blob/master/doc/paclock.pod.

• Lock the database:

paclock

• Write the lock file path to stdout (without locking the database):

paclock --print

• Unlock the database:

paclock --unlock

• Display help:

paclock --help

• Display version:

paclock --version