2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc
index 4de17e3e1..d5334ae72 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc
@@ -422,6 +422,18 @@ void Configuration::Clear(string const &Name, string const &Value)
      
 }
 									/*}}}*/
+// Configuration::Clear - Clear everything				/*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Configuration::Clear()
+{
+   const Configuration::Item *Top = Tree(0);
+   while( Top != 0 )
+   {
+      Clear(Top->FullTag());
+      Top = Top->Next;
+   }
+}
+									/*}}}*/
 // Configuration::Clear - Clear an entire tree				/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h
index ea94c2fe6..8e09ea0a6 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class Configuration
 
    // clear a whole tree
    void Clear(const std::string &Name);
+   void Clear();
 
    // remove a certain value from a list (e.g. the list of "APT::Keep-Fds")
    void Clear(std::string const &List, std::string const &Value);