diff --git a/conf.go b/conf.go
index 1803323..6228472 100644
--- a/conf.go
+++ b/conf.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type PacmanConfig struct {
 type RepoConfig struct {
 	Name     string
 	SigLevel SigLevel
+	Usage    Usage
 	Servers  []string
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +198,24 @@ lineloop:
 			case "SigLevel":
 				// TODO: implement SigLevel parsing.
 				continue lineloop
+			case "Usage":
+				for _, usage := range line.Values {
+					switch usage {
+					case "Sync":
+						curRepo.Usage |= UsageSync
+					case "Search":
+						curRepo.Usage |= UsageSearch
+					case "Install":
+						curRepo.Usage |= UsageInstall
+					case "Upgrade":
+						curRepo.Usage |= UsageUpgrade
+					case "All":
+						curRepo.Usage |= UsageAll
+					default:
+						err = fmt.Errorf("unknown option at line %d: %s", rdr.Lineno, line.Name)
+						break lineloop
+					}
+				}
 			case "Server":
 				curRepo.Servers = append(curRepo.Servers, line.Values...)
 				continue lineloop
@@ -261,6 +280,13 @@ lineloop:
 		conf.CacheDir = []string{"/var/cache/pacman/pkg/"} //should only be set if the config does not specify this
 	}
 
+	for n, _ := range conf.Repos {
+		repo := &conf.Repos[n]
+		if repo.Usage == 0 {
+			repo.Usage = UsageAll
+		}
+	}
+
 	return conf, err
 }
 
@@ -316,6 +342,7 @@ func (conf *PacmanConfig) CreateHandle() (*Handle, error) {
 				repoconf.Servers[i] = addr
 			}
 			db.SetServers(repoconf.Servers)
+			db.SetUsage(repoconf.Usage)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/conf_test.go b/conf_test.go
index 23e35c0..a574cbf 100644
--- a/conf_test.go
+++ b/conf_test.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ var pacmanConfRef = PacmanConfig{
 	Options: ConfColor | ConfCheckSpace | ConfVerbosePkgLists,
 
 	Repos: []RepoConfig{
-		{Name: "core", Servers: []string{"ftp://ftp.example.com/foobar/$repo/os/$arch/"}},
-		{Name: "custom", Servers: []string{"file:///home/custompkgs"}},
+		{Name: "core", Usage: UsageAll, Servers: []string{"ftp://ftp.example.com/foobar/$repo/os/$arch/"}},
+		{Name: "custom", Usage: UsageInstall | UsageUpgrade, Servers: []string{"file:///home/custompkgs"}},
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 214984d..1295e26 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ func (db Db) SetServers(servers []string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetUsage sets the Usage of the database
+func (db Db) SetUsage(usage Usage) {
+	C.alpm_db_set_usage(db.ptr, C.int(usage))
+}
+
 // PkgByName searches a package in db.
 func (db Db) PkgByName(name string) (*Package, error) {
 	cName := C.CString(name)
@@ -151,3 +156,23 @@ func (db Db) PkgCache() PackageList {
 	pkgcache := (*list)(unsafe.Pointer(C.alpm_db_get_pkgcache(db.ptr)))
 	return PackageList{pkgcache, db.handle}
 }
+
+func (db Db) Search(targets []string) PackageList {
+	needles := &C.alpm_list_t{}
+	head := needles
+	needles.data = unsafe.Pointer(C.CString(targets[0]))
+
+	for _, str := range targets[1:] {
+		needles.next = &C.alpm_list_t{}
+		needles = needles.next
+		needles.data = unsafe.Pointer(C.CString(str))
+	}
+
+	pkglist := (*list)(unsafe.Pointer(C.alpm_db_search(db.ptr, needles)))
+
+	for needles = head; needles != nil; needles = needles.next {
+		C.free(needles.data)
+	}
+
+	return PackageList{pkglist, db.handle}
+}
diff --git a/enums.go b/enums.go
index 3c692bc..9a4c46c 100644
--- a/enums.go
+++ b/enums.go
@@ -118,3 +118,38 @@ const (
 	ValidationSignature
 	ValidationUnkown Validation = 0
 )
+
+type Usage int
+
+const (
+	UsageSync Usage = 1 << iota
+	UsageSearch
+	UsageInstall
+	UsageUpgrade
+	UsageAll = (1 << 4) - 1
+)
+
+type TransFlag int
+
+const (
+	TransFlagNoDeps TransFlag = 1 << iota
+	TransFlagForce
+	TransFlagNoSave
+	TransFlagNoDepVersion
+	TransFlagCascade
+	TransFlagRecurse
+	// 7 is missing
+	_
+	TransFlagDbOnly
+	TransFlagAllDeps
+	TransFlagDownloadOnly
+	TransFlagNoScriptlets
+	// 12 is missing
+	_
+	TransFlagNoConflicts
+	TransFlagNeeded
+	TransFlagAllExplicit
+	TransFlagUnneeded
+	TransFlagRecurseAll
+	TransFlagNoLock
+)
diff --git a/package.go b/package.go
index 8873eb5..63dd135 100644
--- a/package.go
+++ b/package.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ int pkg_cmp(const void *v1, const void *v2)
 import "C"
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -309,3 +310,8 @@ func (pkg Package) ShouldIgnore() bool {
 	result := C.alpm_pkg_should_ignore(pkg.handle.ptr, pkg.pmpkg)
 	return result == 1
 }
+
+func (pkg Package) OldPkg() Package {
+	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", pkg.pmpkg)
+	return Package{pkg.pmpkg, pkg.handle}
+}
diff --git a/sync.go b/sync.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5e4eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sync.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// db.go - Functions for database handling.
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2013 The go-alpm Authors
+//
+// MIT Licensed. See LICENSE for details.
+
+package alpm
+
+/*
+#include <alpm.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+func (h *Handle) SyncSysupgrade(enableDowngrade bool) error {
+	intEnableDowngrade := C.int(0)
+
+	if enableDowngrade {
+		intEnableDowngrade = C.int(1)
+	}
+
+	ret := C.alpm_sync_sysupgrade(h.ptr, intEnableDowngrade)
+	if ret != 0 {
+		return h.LastError()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/testing/conf/good_pacman.conf b/testing/conf/good_pacman.conf
index b08295f..34829e1 100644
--- a/testing/conf/good_pacman.conf
+++ b/testing/conf/good_pacman.conf
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ Server = ftp://ftp.example.com/foobar/$repo/os/$arch/
 
 [custom]
 Server = file:///home/custompkgs
+Usage = Install Upgrade
diff --git a/trans.go b/trans.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d5a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trans.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// db.go - Functions for database handling.
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2013 The go-alpm Authors
+//
+// MIT Licensed. See LICENSE for details.
+
+package alpm
+
+/*
+#include <alpm.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func (h *Handle) TransInit(flags TransFlag) error {
+	ret := C.alpm_trans_init(h.ptr, C.int(flags))
+	if ret != 0 {
+		return h.LastError()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *Handle) TransRelease() error {
+	ret := C.alpm_trans_release(h.ptr)
+	if ret != 0 {
+		return h.LastError()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *Handle) TransGetAdd() PackageList {
+	pkgs := C.alpm_trans_get_add(h.ptr)
+	return PackageList{(*list)(unsafe.Pointer(pkgs)), *h}
+}
+
+func (h *Handle) TransGetRemove() PackageList {
+	pkgs := C.alpm_trans_get_remove(h.ptr)
+	return PackageList{(*list)(unsafe.Pointer(pkgs)), *h}
+}
+
+func (h *Handle) TransGetFalgs() (TransFlag, error) {
+	flags := C.alpm_trans_get_flags(h.ptr)
+
+	if flags == -1 {
+		return -1, h.LastError()
+	}
+
+	return TransFlag(flags), nil
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 9139055..351a21e 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ func (question QuestionAny) QuestionSelectProvider() (QuestionSelectProvider, er
 	return QuestionSelectProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("Can not convert to QuestionInstallIgnorepkg")
 }
 
+func (question QuestionAny) QuestionReplace() (QuestionReplace, error) {
+	if question.Type() == QuestionTypeReplacePkg {
+		return *(*QuestionReplace)(unsafe.Pointer(&question)), nil
+	}
+
+	return QuestionReplace{}, fmt.Errorf("Can not convert to QuestionReplace")
+}
+
 func (question QuestionInstallIgnorepkg) SetInstall(install bool) {
 	if install {
 		question.ptr.install = 1