Re: [arch-general] scripts to analyze and manage /var/cache/pacman/pkg for installed/uninstalled gen install scr for uninstalled

Crouse wrote: In the event of a sudden termination event for the program, it would be nice to have a check there. Look into trap and make sure no matter what your IFS gets set back to it's original value even if someone does a CTRL+ALT+DEL. ;) Dave Crouse Dave, Thank you. I know trap.

[arch-general] scripts to analyze and manage /var/cache/pacman/pkg for installed/uninstalled gen install scr for uninstalled

Guys, With a number of arch boxes now, I routinely rsync the package cache from box to box for updates, etc. Today what started out as a 1-liner to show what scripts in /var/cache/pacman/pkg were installed, uninstalled (what I called orphaned) and then to create summary files and create a