diff --git a/custom_hooks/install.txt b/custom_hooks/install.txt
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+This is a simple pacman hook that will update the mandb (the database of man pages) whenever you update.
+
+It was taken from this Artix form post:
+
+https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,1080.0.html
+
+very simply:
+
+doas cp mandb-update.hook /usr/share/libalpm/hooks
diff --git a/custom_hooks/mandb-update.hook b/custom_hooks/mandb-update.hook
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+[Trigger]
+Type = File
+Operation = Install
+Operation = Upgrade
+Operation = Remove
+Target = usr/share/man/*
+
+[Action]
+Description = Updating manpage index cache...
+When = PostTransaction
+Exec = /usr/bin/mandb --quiet