sysupd.sh

System update script. Syncs pacman databases, optionally lists available updates, upgrades, prompts for abs sync, and updates mlocate database. Flags to download the updates without installing, list available updates, no-confirm, and force sync.

#!/bin/bash

# make sure the script is being run as root
/usr/local/bin/chkroot && [[ $? = 0 ]] || exit 1

# define script variables
dlonly=
fsync=
noconf=
list=0

# get optoins
args=`getopt dlny $*`

set -- $args
for i; do
    case "$1" in
        -d) dlonly="-w"                        ; shift ;;
        -l) list=1                                ; shift ;;
        -n) noconf="--noconfirm"    ; shift ;;
        -y)    fsync="-y"                        ; shift ;;
        --) shift                                    ; break ;;
    esac
done

pacman -Sy $fsync
[[ "$?" = "0" ]] || exit 1

if [[ "$list" = "1" ]]; then
    pacman -Qu --dbpath /var/lib/pacman
    exit 0
fi

pacman -Su $dlonly $noconf
echo "Sync ABS? [Y/n]"
read sync_abs
if [[ "$sync_abs" != {"N","n"} ]]; then
    abs
fi

echo; echo "updating mlocate database"
updatedb

exit 0