pacman-mirrors:tldr:f055b
pacman-mirrors: Switch to a different branch.
$ sudo pacman-mirrors --api --set-branch ${select}
try on your machine
This command utilizes the sudo (superuser do) command and the pacman-mirrors command in Arch Linux package management system.
The pacman-mirrors command is used to generate a mirrorlist file which contains a list of available mirrors (servers) from which you can download packages. This command allows you to set the branch of the mirrorlist to be used.
Here is a breakdown of the different parts of the command:
- sudo: It allows the command to be executed with superuser (root) privileges, giving it the necessary permissions to make system-level changes.
- pacman-mirrors: This is the command itself.
- --api: This option specifies that the pacman-mirrors command should use the Arch Linux mirrorlist API to generate a new mirrorlist.
- --set-branch: This option specifies that the command should set the selected branch for the mirrorlist. The branch value is passed as ${select}, which is a variable placeholder that can be replaced with the desired branch name.
- ${select}: The placeholder variable in the command. It should be replaced with the desired branch name, such as 'core', 'extra', or 'community'.
Overall, this command is used to update the mirrorlist file with the desired branch, allowing you to choose mirrors that provide packages from a specific branch of Arch Linux.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.