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# pacini

> Query pacman-style configuration files.
> More information: <https://github.com/andrewgregory/pacutils/blob/master/doc/pacini.pod>.

- Show the full parsed configuration file (default: `stdin`):

`pacini {{path/to/file}}`

- List configured sections:

`pacini {{path/to/file}} --section-list`

- Always show directive names even if only one directive is provided:

`pacini {{path/to/file}} --verbose`

- Display directives listed in a specific section:

`pacini {{path/to/file}} --section {{section_name}}`

- Display help:

`pacini --help`

- Display version:

`pacini --version`
