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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index 5594ac61..08764dea 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -61,7 +61,13 @@ provide the same functionality as foo will be searched for. If any package is found, it will be installed. + You can also use `pacman -Su` to upgrade all packages that are out of date. See -<<SO,Sync Options>> below. +<<SO,Sync Options>> below. When upgrading, pacman performs version comparison +to determine which packages need upgrading. This behavior operates as follows: + + Alphanumeric: + 1.0 < 1.0a < 1.0alpha < 1.0b < 1.0beta < 1.0p < 1.0pre < 1.0rc + Numeric: + 1 < 1.0 < 1.1 < 1.1.1 < 1.2 < 2.0 < 3.0.0 *-U, \--upgrade*:: Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be |