@@ -285,14 +285,50 @@ Shows statistics for installed packages and system health\&.
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.RE
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.SH "FILES"
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.sp
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- Yay's config files are stored in \fI $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yay/ \fR \& . You should not edit these files directly,
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- instead use the options described in \fB PERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS \fR \& .
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- .sp
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- Yay also inherits options from \fB pacman \& .conf \fR (5), e\& .g\& . \fI color \fR \& .
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+ \fB CONFIG DIRECTORY \fR
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+ .RS 4
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+ The config directory is \fI $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yay/ \fR \& . if
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+ \fB $XDG_CONFIG_HOME \fR is unset, the config directory will fall back to
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+ \fI $HOME/.config/yay \fR \% .
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+ .PP
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+ \fI config.json \fR \& Is used to store all of Yay's config options\& . Editing
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+ this file should be done through Yay, using the options
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+ mentioned in \fB PERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS \fR \& .
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+ .RE
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+ .PP
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+ \fB CACHE DIRECTORY \fR
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+ .RS 4
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+ The cache directory is \fI $XDG_CACHE_HOME/yay/ \fR \& . if
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+ \fB $XDG_CACHE_HOME \fR is unset, the cache directory will fall back to
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+ \fI $HOME/.cache/yay \fR \& .
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+ .PP
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+ \fI aur_<shellname> \fR holds a list of of all packages, including the AUR,
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+ for shell completion\& . The completion files are refreshed every 48 hours\& .
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+ .PP
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+ \fI vcs.json \fR tracks VCS packages and the latest commit of each source. If
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+ any of these commits change the package will be upgraded during a devel update.
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.RE
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+ .PP
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+ \fB BUILD DIRECTORY \fR
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+ .RS 4
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+ Unless otherwise set this should be the same as \fB CACHE DIRECTORY \fR . This
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+ directory is used to store downloaded AUR Packages as well as any source files
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+ and built packages from those packages\& .
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+ .RE
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+ .PP
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+ \fB PACMAN.CONF \fR
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+ .RS 4
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+ Yay uses Pacman's config file to set certain pacman options either through
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+ go-alpm or Yay itself. Options inherited include most libalpm options and
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+ pacman options\& .
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+ .PP
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+ Notably \fB Databases \fR , \fB Color \fR and \fB *Path/*Dir \fR options are used\& .
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+ .RE
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+ .PP
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fB makepkg \fR (8)
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+ \fB PKGBUILD \fR (5)
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\fB pacman \fR (8)
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\fB pacman \& .conf \fR (5)
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.PP
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