# checkupdates > Check pending updates in Arch Linux. > More information: . - Synchronize the database and list pending updates: `checkupdates` - List pending updates without syncing the database: `checkupdates {{[-n|--nosync]}}` - Display the list of pending updates if it differs from the last time this option was used: `checkupdates {{[-c|--change]}}` - List pending updates and download the packages to the `pacman` cache (`/var/cache/pacman/pkg`): `checkupdates {{[-d|--download]}}` - List pending updates using a specific `pacman` database: `CHECKUPDATES_DB={{path/to/directory}} checkupdates` - Display help: `checkupdates {{[-h|--help]}}`