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authorMichael Vogt <egon@tas>2008-11-04 22:12:20 +0100
committerMichael Vogt <egon@tas>2008-11-04 22:12:20 +0100
commit4d7e6ec35d52d093e9426378ab51f56be27d49d8 (patch)
tree16070fbb958d6a4cfc4f4a238d807fd37414e877 /doc/apt-get.8.xml
parente9120a9931b6914bb7d169dc1e068edf60b03efb (diff)
parent40a6cfced93c564bedea27554427c91fa6eff08c (diff)
* debian/control:
- 'Vcs-Bzr' field is official, used it. - Bumped 'Standards-Version' to 3.8.0, no changes needed. - Actualized 'Uploaders' field. * doc/: - Substituded 'apt-archive' with 'apt-ftparchive' in docs. Patch based on work of Andre Felipe Machado. (Closes: #350865) - Mentioned '/<release>' and '=<version>' for 'apt-get install' and '=<version>' for 'apt-get source' in apt-get manpage. Patch based on work of Andre Felipe Machado. (Closes: #399673) - Mentioned more short options in the apt-get manpage. Documented 'xvcg' option in the apt-cache manpage. The part of patch by Andre Felipe Machado. (Closes: #176106, #355945) - Documented that 'apt-get install' command should be used for upgrading some of installed packages. Based on patch by Nori Heikkinen and Andre Felipe Machado. (Closes: #267087) - Mentioned 'apt_preferences(5)' in apt manpage. (Closes: #274295) - Documented 'APT::Default-Release' in apt.conf manpage. (Closes: #430399) - APT::Install-Recommends is now true by default, mentioned this in configure-index example. (Closes: #463268) - Added 'APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated' to configure-index example. (Closes: #320225) - Documented '--no-install-recommends' option in apt-get manpage. (Closes: #462962) - Documented 'Acquire::PDiffs' in apt.conf manpage. (Closes: #376029) - Added 'copy', 'rsh', 'ssh' to the list of recognized URI schemes in sources.list manpage, as they are already described under in the manpage. - Removed notice that ssh/rsh access cannot use password authentication from sources.list manpage. Thanks to Steffen Joeris. (Closes: #434894)
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml')
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1 files changed, 108 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 2ea6ea1d4..c63011b2a 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>29 February 2004</date>
+ <date>30 October 2008</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
@@ -33,22 +33,67 @@
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>apt-get</command>
- <arg><option>-hvs</option></arg>
- <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
- <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-vsqdyfmubV</option></arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-o=
+ <replaceable>config_string</replaceable>
+ </option>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-c=
+ <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>
+ </option>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-t=</option>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
+
<group choice="req">
- <arg>update</arg>
- <arg>upgrade</arg>
- <arg>dselect-upgrade</arg>
- <arg>install <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>source <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>check</arg>
- <arg>clean</arg>
- <arg>autoclean</arg>
- <arg>autoremove</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>update</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>upgrade</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>dselect-upgrade</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>install
+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
+ <arg>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>source
+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
+ <arg>
+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>check</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>clean</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>autoclean</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>autoremove</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'>-h</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>--help</arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -111,17 +156,25 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>install</term>
- <listitem><para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for
- installation. 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>
+ <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>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
@@ -133,6 +186,17 @@
<para>Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must
be used with care.</para>
+ <para>This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or
+ more already-installed packages without upgrading every package
+ you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which
+ installs the newest version of all currently installed packages,
+ "install" will install the newest version of only the package(s)
+ specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish
+ to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its
+ dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and
+ installed.
+ </para>
+
<para>Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to
create an alternative installation policy for
individual packages.</para>
@@ -222,6 +286,11 @@
&apt-cmdblurb;
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
<listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
@@ -450,7 +519,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/</filename></term>
- <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments
+ <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments.
Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -495,7 +564,16 @@
<refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
<para><command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
</refsect1>
-
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>ORIGINAL AUTHORS</title>
+ <para>&apt-author.jgunthorpe;</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>CURRENT AUTHORS</title>
+ <para>
+ &apt-author.team;
+ &apt-qapage;
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
&manbugs;
-
</refentry>