remove_arch_packages.js

const { execSync } = require("child_process");
const readline = require("readline").createInterface({
  input: process.stdin,
  output: process.stdout
});

const rawData = execSync("pacman -Q");
const programs = rawData
  .toString()
  .split("\n")
  .filter(v => v !== "")
  .map(v => v.split(" ")[0]);

const shouldDelete = readline =>
  new Promise(resolve => readline.question("", resolve));

const main = async () => {
  for (const program of programs) {
    console.log("#####====#####");
    console.log(program);
    console.log("#####====#####");

    try {
      execSync(`pacman -Rns ${program} & sleep 0 && exit`, {
        stdio: [0, 1, 2]
      });
    } catch (e) {}

    if ((await shouldDelete(readline)) == "y") {
      execSync(`pacman -Rns ${program} --noconfirm`, {
        stdio: [0, 1, 2]
      });
    }
  }

  readline.close();
};

main();