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authorJulian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>2015-08-14 11:49:45 +0200
committerJulian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>2015-08-14 12:38:18 +0200
commitb381a482eab0fc7b65b63cf0512ef1f97d775e34 (patch)
tree49e759c923d2db55e77b9c9910a1c3d17b9ed303 /doc/apt-get.8.xml
parent51c4e07f4cba0615ff269b5a8d04dfd3d1313b00 (diff)
Replace --force-yes by various options starting with --allow
This enables more fine grained control over such exceptions.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml')
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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 81a9036c4..76a53aec2 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -429,12 +429,36 @@
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-downgrades</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>This is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+ without prompting if it is doing downgrades. It
+ should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+ it can potentially destroy your system!
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-downgrades</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-remove-essential</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+ without prompting if it is removing essentials. It
+ should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+ it can potentially destroy your system!
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-remove-essential</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-change-held-packages</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+ without prompting if it is changing held packages. It
+ should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+ it can potentially destroy your system!
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-change-held-packages</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>--force-yes</option></term>
<listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It
should not be used except in very special situations. Using
<literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system!
- Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>. This is deprecated and replaced by <option>--allow-downgrades</option>, <option>--allow-remove-essential</option>, <option>--allow-change-held-packages</option> in 1.1. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--print-uris</option></term>