# Arch wiki docs offline!

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867>\
**Category:** Linux lounge\
**Created:** [November 13, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867 "2021-11-13T19:31:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![oh\_jaimito](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/oh_jaimito/32/38344_2.png) [@oh\_jaimito](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/oh_jaimito)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/1 "2021-11-13T19:31:33Z")

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😃 I just learned that I can download `arch-wiki-lite` and `arch-wiki-docs` for offline reading!

haha, too cool!

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**Author:** ![keybreak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/keybreak/32/9257_2.png) [@keybreak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/keybreak)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/2 "2021-11-13T19:39:57Z")

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Yeah, we’ve discussed it somewhere on forum before - it’s extra cool, and wise might i add, to have an offline archwiki 🕶

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**Author:** ![Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/zircon34/32/135623_2.png) [@Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Zircon34)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/3 "2021-11-13T19:41:06Z")

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How do you read it offline? Via terminal,?

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**Author:** ![keybreak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/keybreak/32/9257_2.png) [@keybreak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/keybreak)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/4 "2021-11-13T19:44:54Z")

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> [@What do they mean, "Don't Panic!"?](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/what-do-they-mean-dont-panic/10029/10):
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> Yeah baby, that’s what i’m talkin’ about!! [https://i.imgur.com/3lAVpXI.png] Prepped for the end of the World sunglasses

Oooooh yeaaah, well there is also version which have just html copy offline which you can launch in browser as usual 🙃

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```auto
community/arch-wiki-docs 20200527-1
    Pages from Arch Wiki optimized for offline browsing
community/arch-wiki-lite 20200527-1
    The wiki without html. 1/9 as big, easily searched and viewable on console.

```

The docs one have html

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**Author:** ![oh\_jaimito](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/oh_jaimito/32/38344_2.png) [@oh\_jaimito](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/oh_jaimito)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/5 "2021-11-13T20:15:55Z")

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Yeah, I wanna know this too.  
I ran the commands `arch-wiki-lite` and `arch-wiki-docs` but command not found.

Quick Google, do this in terminal: `wiki-search QUERY`.

Did some further digging, HTML files are located here `/usr/share/doc/arch-wiki/html/en`

Just run `firefox /usr/share/doc/arch-wiki/html/en/Table_of_contents.html`

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**Author:** ![manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/manuel/32/396_2.png) [@manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/manuel)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/6 "2021-11-13T23:54:10Z")

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To find the files of a package, run

```auto
pacman -Fl <package>

```

You may have to run

```auto
pacman -Fy

```

before that works.

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**Author:** ![oh\_jaimito](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/oh_jaimito/32/38344_2.png) [@oh\_jaimito](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/oh_jaimito)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/7 "2021-11-14T04:15:30Z")

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# WHOA!

haha, thanks for that!

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**Author:** ![Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/zircon34/32/135623_2.png) [@Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Zircon34)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/8 "2021-11-14T05:13:13Z")

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started using `arch-wiki-lite`, easy to use in the terminal!

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**Author:** ![freebird54](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/freebird54/32/83106_2.png) [@freebird54](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/freebird54)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/9 "2021-11-14T08:13:40Z")

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In the interests of making the ‘Arch Way’ install easier (for me) I installed the Archwiki app on my Android tablet. Definitely a worthwhile endeavour (sorry) 😁

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**Author:** ![Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/zircon34/32/135623_2.png) [@Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Zircon34)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/10 "2021-11-14T14:16:41Z")

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What’s the name `arch wiki viewer` online?

Or `arch wiki manual` offline…

Edit also found `AURdroid` and `arch packages` brilliant apps.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9ea52f9fd5ef8e609e593c362d61a36295f48be8.png) [@system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-wiki-docs-offline/19867/11 "2021-11-16T14:17:40Z")

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