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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/apt-get.8.xml | 8 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 9dd22caf4..1f39db3b4 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ apt (0.7.18) unstable; urgency=low * doc/sources.list.5.xml: - Fixed typo and grammar in 'sources.list.d' section. Thanks to Timothy G Abbott <tabbott@MIT.EDU>. (Closes: #478098) + * doc/apt-get.8.xml: + - Advanced descriptions for 'remove' and 'purge' options. + (Closes: #274283) -- Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf.devel@gmail.com> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:18:15 +0200 diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 73bacf09b..325f1964d 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -213,14 +213,15 @@ <varlistentry><term>remove</term> <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are - removed instead of installed. If a plus sign is appended to the package + removed instead of installed. Note the removing a package leaves its + configuration files in system. If a plus sign is appended to the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be installed instead of removed.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>purge</term> <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are - removed and purged.</para></listitem> + removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>source</term> @@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ <varlistentry><term><option>--purge</option></term> <listitem><para>Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are - scheduled to be purged. + scheduled to be purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent for + <option>purge</option> command. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> |