Working simple wrapper around pacman

README.md

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 # AptMan
 
-A thin (and sane) wrapper around pacman
+## An `apt`-like `pacman` wrapper
+
+A thin wrapper that translates humanly understandable "apt-like" commands 
+to the enigma-esque syntax that is 'pacman'.

aptman

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#############################################################################
+##
+## A thin wrapper that translates humanly understandable "apt-like" commands
+## to the enigma-esque syntax that is used by 'pacman'.
+##
+#############################################################################
+
+if ! command -v pacman &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "ERROR: 'pacman' could not be found."
+    echo "Make sure it is installed and in your PATH!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+cmd="$1"
+shift # drop the first argument from "$@"
+
+
+# catch first arguments with $1
+case "$cmd" in
+    update)
+        # Update local package repo/cache
+        echo "Updating package index ..."
+        pacman -Sy
+        ;;
+    upgrade)
+        # Perform package upgrade
+        echo "Installing package upgrades ..."
+        pacman -Syu
+        ;;
+    upgradeable)
+        # Show which pacakges have an upgrade available
+        echo "Listing up upgradeable packages ..."
+        pacman -Qu
+        ;;
+    install|reinstall)
+        # (re)Install a package and its dependencies
+        echo "Installing '$@' ..."
+        pacman -S "$@"
+        ;;
+    remove)
+        # Remove package and its dependencies
+        echo "Removing '$@' and dependencies ..."
+        pacman -Rs "$@"
+        ;;
+    purge)
+        # Remove package, dependencies and all of the config files
+        echo "Removing '$@', configurations and dependencies ..."
+        pacman -Rns "$@"
+        ;;
+    check)
+        # Check & potentially fix broken dependencies
+        echo "Checking & (potentially fixing) broken dependencies ..."
+        pacman -Dk
+        ;;
+    search)
+        # Search for available packages
+        echo "Searching packages for '$@' ..."
+        pacman -Ss "$@"
+        ;;
+    show)
+        # Show info for a package
+        echo "Showing info for '$@' ..."
+        pacman -Si "$@"
+        ;;
+    clean)
+        # Clean up pacman cache
+        # --> All the cached packages that are not installed, and unused sync database
+        echo "Cleaning up pacman cache ..."
+        pacman -Sc
+        ;;
+    cleaner)
+        # Clean up pacman caches HARDER
+        # --> To remove ALL files from the cache directory
+        echo "Cleaning up pacman cache REALLY HARD ..."
+        pacman -Scc
+        ;;
+    *)
+        # else
+        echo "Usage: aptman [...]"
+        echo "---------------------------------------"
+        echo "update              - Update packages"
+        echo "upgrade             - Install upgrades" 
+        echo "upgradeable         - List upgradeable packages"
+        echo "install | reinstall - (re)Install packages"
+        echo "remove              - Uninstall package"
+        echo "purge               - Uninstall package and clean config"
+        echo "check               - Check for broken dependencies"
+        echo "search              - Search package"
+        echo "show                - Show package info"
+        echo "clean | cleaner     - Clean up pacman cache"
+        ;;
+esac