pacman-sync:tldr:5ffb4

pacman-sync: Overwrite conflicting files during a package update.

pacman

$ sudo pacman --sync --refresh --sysupgrade --overwrite ${filename}

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This is a command used in the Arch Linux operating system package manager called Pacman.

sudo: This is a command used in Linux systems to execute subsequent commands with administrative privileges.
pacman: This is the package manager utility in Arch Linux used to handle software installation, upgrades, and removal.
--sync: This option tells Pacman to synchronize package databases from the defined repositories, ensuring that the local package list is up to date.
--refresh: This option tells Pacman to update the package lists from the repositories. It fetches the latest version information of packages from the specified repositories and updates the local package list.
--sysupgrade: This option tells Pacman to upgrade all the installed packages on the system to their latest available versions. It updates the installed packages to the most recent version available in the repositories.
--overwrite ${filename}: This option tells Pacman to overwrite a specific file if it already exists during package installation or upgrade. ${filename} is a placeholder indicating the name of the file to be overwritten.

Overall, this command with the given options executes Pacman as a superuser to synchronize package databases, refresh the package lists, upgrade installed packages, and overwrite a specific file if needed during installation or upgrade.

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.

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