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# pacman --query
> Query the local package database.
> See also: `pacman`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/pacman.8>.
- [Q]uery the local package database and list installed packages and versions:
`pacman -Q`
- List only packages and versions that were [e]xplicitly installed:
`pacman -Qe`
- Find which package [o]wns a file:
`pacman -Qo {{filename}}`
- Display information about an [i]nstalled package:
`pacman -Qi {{package}}`
- Display the [l]ist of files owned by a specific package:
`pacman -Ql {{package}}`
- List orphan packages (installed as [d]ependencies but unrequired ([t]) by any package and print in [q]uiet mode (only package name is displayed)):
`pacman -Qdtq`
- List installed packages foreign ([m]) to the repository database:
`pacman -Qm`
- List packages that can be [u]pgraded:
`pacman -Qu`