PACLOCK(1) paclock PACLOCK(1) (NAME) paclock - alpm (SYNOPSIS) paclock [options] paclock (--help|--version) (DESCRIPTION) ALPM . (OPTIONS) --config=path . --lockfile=path . --root=path . --sysroot=path . pacutils-sysroot(7) . --lock (). --unlock . --run "argv" . --fail-ok . --fail-ok --run . . . --print stdout . --no-check-keys . --enoent-ok . --key=identity . --unlock . hostname (PID) ( : "localhost:123"). --help . --version . (EXAMPLES) paclock . paclock . #!/bin/bash lock_file="$(paclock --print)" lock_key="myapp:$(hostname):$$" paclock --lockfile="$lock_file" --key="$lock_key" || exit 1 echo "do stuff here" paclock --lockfile="$lock_file" --key="$lock_key" --unlock || exit 1 : paclock --run -- paccache --dryrun --verbose (SEE ALSO) pacconf(1) pacutils 2025-12-04 PACLOCK(1)