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pacman-update-count

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+_updates_available="-1"
+_target_file="/tmp/pacman-update-count"
+_user="ray"
+_user_id=$(id -u)
+
+if ! [ "$_user_id" -eq 0 ] ; then
+  echo "pacman-update-count.sh: insufficient priviliges: must be run as root"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+touch "$_target_file"
+chown root: "$_target_file"
+echo "$_updates_available" > "$_target_file"
+
+pacman -Sy
+_updates_available=$(pacman -Qu | wc -l)
+
+echo "Adding $_updates_available available updates to $_target_file"
+echo "$_updates_available" > "$_target_file"
+chown "$_user": "$_target_file"