updated README

README.md

@@ -17,11 +17,16 @@ A `pacman` helper script, because you forget all the stupid flags
 - purge
 - clean
 - reflector
+- ignored
+- ignore
+- unignore
 - config
 
 `reflector` and `config` are the only flag that are not appended to `pacman` (or `yay`)<br>
-instead `reflector` resolves to `reflector` with the previously used parameters stored in `/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist`<br>
-and `config` resolves to `nano /etc/pacman.conf`.
+instead `reflector` resolves to using the `reflector` program with the previously used parameters stored in `/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist`<br>
+and `config` resolves to `nano /etc/pacman.conf`.<br>
+`ignore` and `unignore` require the file `/etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg` to exist (you can use `install -m0644 /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg` to create it),<br>
+and the line `Include /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg` to be inserted into `/etc/pacman.conf`.
 
 `sudo` gets prepended automatically if the command requires root privileges, if the UID is not 0 (you are not `root`) and if `sudo` installed.<br>
 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<br>

pman.sh

@@ -45,6 +45,29 @@ elif [ "$command_args" = "reflector" ]; then
     exit 1
   fi
   su_needed=true
+elif [ "$command_args" = "ignored" ]; then
+  command="echo"
+  command_args="$(cat /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg | sed 's/IgnorePkg = //' | sort)"
+elif [ "$command_args" = "ignore" ]; then
+  for pkg in "${@}"; do
+    if [ "$(grep -e "$pkg$" /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg)" != "" ]; then
+      echo "$pkg is already ignored, skipping..."
+      continue
+    fi
+    command="tee"
+    command_args="-a /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg"
+    su_needed=true
+    echo "IgnorePkg = $pkg" | execute_command &>/dev/null
+  done
+  exit 0
+elif [ "$command_args" = "unignore" ]; then
+  for pkg in "${@}"; do
+    command="sed"
+    su_needed=true
+    check_sudo
+    $command -i "/IgnorePkg = $pkg/d" /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg
+  done
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 # If command is empty, command is pacman
@@ -155,6 +178,10 @@ case "$command_args" in
       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 "  ignored      - /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg | lists the packages which are ignored from update"
+      echo "               (must create /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg file and import it in /etc/pacman.conf)"
+      echo "  ignore       - /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg | ignore package(s) from update"
+      echo "  unignore     - /etc/pacman.d/ignorepkg | un-ignore package(s) from update"
       echo "  config       - /etc/pacman.conf        | edits pacman configuration"
       exit 1
     fi