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# snap-pac # snap-pac
These are used for Arch Linux's pacman, so that [snapper](http://snapper.io) This makes Arch Linux's pacman use
automatically takes a pre and post snapshot before and after pacman [snapper](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Snapper) to automatically takes a
transactions, similar to how YaST does with OpenSuse. pre and post snapshot before and after pacman transactions, similar to how YaST
does with OpenSuse.
*Note:* The scripts only take snapshots of the subvolume mounted at "/"; other *Note:* The scripts only take snapshots of the subvolume mounted at '/'; other
subvolumes are not included. You must modify the scripts to include other subvolumes are not included. You must modify the scripts to include other
subvolumes. subvolumes.
The scripts are set up to use the `number` algorithm. That is, snapper will The scripts are set up to use the `number` algorithm. That is, snapper will
cleanup snapshots tagged with `number` after reaching a set threshold in the periodically clean up snapshots tagged with `number` after reaching a set
configuration file. threshold in the configuration file.
See `man alpm-hooks` and `man snapper` for more information. See `man alpm-hooks` and `man snapper` for more information.