orphan-manager


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#!/bin/bash

# Cleans up orphaned packages on an Arch Linux system

if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
        echo "You must be root to run this program"
        exit
fi

ORPHANS=$(pacman -Qdtq)
if [[ -z $ORPHANS ]]; then
        echo "No orphans present. Stopping."
else
        pacman -Rns --noconfirm $ORPHANS
fi