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| author | Michael Vogt <egon@tas> | 2008-11-12 16:21:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Michael Vogt <egon@tas> | 2008-11-12 16:21:38 +0100 |
| commit | c498e8d049f446c192446cf879728eacbd81cead (patch) | |
| tree | ffdb3db47e567a35748e3d87b440fd60fad28e3c /doc/apt-get.8.xml | |
| parent | b0c16d166730b46992451b838073e9d36a8164e1 (diff) | |
| parent | ecd414ef61a325e8596e6a541696e350cb956753 (diff) | |
* doc/sources.list.5.xml:
- Mentioned allowed characters in file names in /etc/apt/sources.list.d.
Thanks to Matthias Urlichs. (Closes: #426913)
* doc/apt-get.8.xml:
- Included '-v'/'--version' as a command to synopsis.
* cmdline/apt-cache.cc:
- Advanced built-in help. Patch by Andre Felipe Machado. (Closes: #286061)
- Fixed typo 'GraphVis' -> 'GraphViz'. (Closes: #349038)
- Removed asking to file a release-critical bug against a package if there
is a request to install only one package and it is not installable.
(Closes: #419521)
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/apt-get.8.xml | 45 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 325f1964d..d4c849f43 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; <!-- The last update date --> - <date>05 November 2008</date> + <date>08 November 2008</date> </refentryinfo> <refmeta> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> <command>apt-get</command> - <arg><option>-vsqdyfmubV</option></arg> + <arg><option>-sqdyfmubV</option></arg> <arg> <option>-o= <replaceable>config_string</replaceable> @@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ <arg choice='plain'>autoremove</arg> <arg choice='plain'> <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'>-v</arg> + <arg choice='plain'>--version</arg> + </group> + </arg> + <arg choice='plain'> + <group choice='req'> <arg choice='plain'>-h</arg> <arg choice='plain'>--help</arg> </group> @@ -158,24 +164,23 @@ <varlistentry><term>install</term> <listitem> - <para> - <literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more - packages desired for installation or upgrading. - Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified - filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, - libc6 would be the argument provided, not - <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required - by the package(s) specified for installation will also - be retrieved and installed. - The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is - used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is - appended to the package name (with no intervening space), - the identified package will be removed if it is installed. - Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a - package to install. These latter features may be used - to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict - resolution system. - </para> + <para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more + packages desired for installation or upgrading. + Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified + filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, + libc6 would be the argument provided, not + <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required + by the package(s) specified for installation will also + be retrieved and installed. + The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is + used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is + appended to the package name (with no intervening space), + the identified package will be removed if it is installed. + Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a + package to install. These latter features may be used + to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict + resolution system. + </para> <para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by following the package name with an equals and the version of the package |