added reflector shortcut to help refresh pacman mirrorlist

list files provided by package

README.md

@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 # pman.sh
-A `pacman` helper script, because you forget the stupid flags
+A `pacman` helper script, because you forget all the stupid flags
 
 ## Usage / Features:
+- aur/yay
 - search
+- info
+- localinfo
+- provides
+- providefiles
+- installed
+- install
 - update
 - upgradable
 - upgrade
-- install
+- remove
-- provides
+- purge
+- clean
+- reflector
 - config
 
-`config` is the only flag that is not appended to `pacman`, instead it resolves to `nano /etc/pacman.conf`.
+`config` is the only flag that is not appended to `pacman` (or `yay`), instead it resolves to `nano /etc/pacman.conf`.
 
 `sudo` gets prepended automatically if the command requires it and if installed - no, there is no check if your user is in the `sudo` group, if you download this script you should already be, or know you can only use part of this utility

pman.sh

@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ elif [ "$command_args" = "config" ]; then
   command="nano"
   command_args="/etc/pacman.conf"
   su_needed=true
+elif [ "$command_args" = "reflector" ]; then
+  command="reflector"
+  command_args=$(cat /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist 2>/dev/null | grep -e "With.*reflector" | sed 's/#.*reflector //')
+  # Check if reflector was actually used to generate the mirrorlist
+  if [ "$command_args" = "" ]; then
+    echo "Error: reflector was not used to generate mirrorlist or mirrorlist location differ from standard"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  su_needed=true
 fi
 
 # If command is empty, command is pacman
@@ -64,6 +73,15 @@ case "$command_args" in
     su_needed=false
     command_args="-F"
     ;;
+  "providefiles")
+    # Update the cache
+    su_needed=true
+    command_args="-Fy"
+    execute_command "${@}"
+
+    su_needed=false
+    command_args="-Fl"
+    ;;
   "installed")
     command_args="-Q"
     ;;
@@ -78,6 +96,13 @@ case "$command_args" in
     if [ "$command" = "pacman" ]; then
       su_needed=true
     fi
+    execute_command "${@}"
+
+    su_needed=false
+    command_args="-Qu"
+    echo
+    echo "$(execute_command "${@}" | wc -l) packages are available for update"
+    exit 0
     ;;
   "upgradable")
     command_args="-Qu"
@@ -108,26 +133,29 @@ case "$command_args" in
     ;;
   *)
     if [ "$more_arguments" = "true" ]; then
-      echo "Invalid command: \"$command $command_args\""
+      echo "Invalid command: \"$command_args\""
       echo
       echo "Usage: pman <command> [args...]"
       echo "Available commands:"
-      echo "  yay (aur)  - yay              | invoke yay "
+      echo "  yay (aur)    - yay              | invoke yay "
       echo "               (aur packages - all the normal operations except config are available)"
-      echo "  aur (yay)  - yay              | same as \"yay\""
+      echo "  aur (yay)    - yay              | same as \"yay\""
-      echo "  search     - pacman -Ss       | search packages"
+      echo "  search       - pacman -Ss       | search packages"
-      echo "  info       - pacman -Si       | show package information"
+      echo "  info         - pacman -Si       | show package information"
-      echo "  localinfo  - pacman -Qi       | show local package information"
+      echo "  localinfo    - pacman -Qi       | show local package information"
-      echo "  provides   - pacman -F        | list packages that provide file"
+      echo "  provides     - pacman -F        | list packages that provide file"
-      echo "  installed  - pacman -Q        | list installed packages"
+      echo "  providefiles - pacman -Fl       | list files provided by package"
-      echo "  install    - pacman -S        | install packages"
+      echo "  installed    - pacman -Q        | list installed packages"
-      echo "  update     - pacman -Sy       | updates the repositories"
+      echo "  install      - pacman -S        | install packages"
-      echo "  upgradable - pacman -Qu       | list available upgrades"
+      echo "  update       - pacman -Sy       | updates the repositories"
-      echo "  upgrade    - pacman -Syu      | upgrades your system"
+      echo "  upgradable   - pacman -Qu       | list available upgrades"
-      echo "  remove     - pacman -Rs       | remove packages & dependencies"
+      echo "  upgrade      - pacman -Syu      | upgrades your system"
-      echo "  purge      - pacman -Rns      | remove packages, dependencies & conf"
+      echo "  remove       - pacman -Rs       | remove packages & dependencies"
-      echo "  clean      - pacman -Scc      | remove all package files & trash"
+      echo "  purge        - pacman -Rns      | remove packages, dependencies & conf"
-      echo "  config     - /etc/pacman.conf | edits pacman configuration"
+      echo "  clean        - pacman -Scc      | remove all package files & trash"
+      echo "  reflector    - mirrorlist       | refresh the mirrorlist with reflector (if used)"
+      echo "               (do not use if file location differ from default /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist)"
+      echo "  config       - /etc/pacman.conf | edits pacman configuration"
       exit 1
     fi
     ;;