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@@ -285,14 +285,50 @@ Shows statistics for installed packages and system health\&.
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.SH "FILES"
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-Yay's config files are stored in \fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yay/\fR\&. You should not edit these files directly,
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-instead use the options described in \fBPERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS\fR\&.
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-Yay also inherits options from \fBpacman\&.conf\fR(5), e\&.g\&. \fIcolor\fR\&.
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+\fBCONFIG DIRECTORY\fR
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+.RS 4
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+The config directory is \fI$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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+\fIconfig.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 \fBPERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS\fR\&.
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+.RE
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+.PP
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+\fBCACHE 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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+\fIaur_<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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+\fIvcs.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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+\fBBUILD DIRECTORY\fR
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+.RS 4
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+Unless otherwise set this should be the same as \fBCACHE 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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+\fBPACMAN.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 \fBDatabases\fR, \fBColor\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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\fBmakepkg\fR(8)
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+\fBPKGBUILD\fR(5)
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\fBpacman\fR(8)
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\fBpacman\&.conf\fR(5)
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.PP
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