yay:tldr:a6086

yay: Remove orphaned packages (installed as dependencies but not required by any package).

$ yay -Yc

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The command "yay -Yc" is used in Arch-based Linux distributions to clean up the cached packages.

Here's a breakdown of the different components:

"yay" is a popular AUR (Arch User Repository) helper for Arch-based systems. It is used to manage packages from both the official repositories and AUR.
"-Y" is a flag that specifies that the operation should be performed silently without any user intervention. It helps in automating processes or scripting.
"-c" is a flag that stands for "clean". It instructs yay to remove all the cached packages. Cached packages are the packages that have been downloaded but are no longer needed by the system. Cleaning up the cache saves disk space by deleting these unnecessary packages.

So, when you run "yay -Yc", it will automatically clean up the cached packages without any prompts or confirmation from the user.

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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