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=== Use === | === Use === | ||
For most functions, a working internet connection is required. From v4, Pacman-Mirrors will check if network is online. It is doing so by querying | For most functions, a working internet connection is required. From v4, Pacman-Mirrors will check if network is online. It is doing so by querying some generic websites. | ||
The sites are | |||
1. wikipedia.org | |||
2. github.com | |||
3. bitbucket.org | |||
The app is run by an ordinary user with superuser rights from the console and when no arguments are given it will display a usage description as if '''-h''' had been given. | |||
$ sudo pacman-mirrors | $ sudo pacman-mirrors | ||
Exactly how the app generates the mirrorlist is controlled by supplying arguments on the commandline. | Exactly how the app generates the mirrorlist is controlled by supplying arguments on the commandline. | ||
=== '''IMPORTANT''' === | === '''IMPORTANT''' === | ||