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@@ -312,8 +312,11 @@ Reverse Provides:
<VarListEntry><term><option/-a/</><term><option/--all-versions/</>
<ListItem><Para>
- Print full records for all available versions. This is only applicable to
- the <literal/show/ command.
+ Print full records for all available versions. This is the
+ default; to turn it off, use <option/--no-all-versions/.
+ If <option/--no-all-versions/ is specified, only the candidate version
+ will displayed (the one which would be selected for installation).
+ This option is only applicable to the <literal/show/ command.
Configuration Item: <literal/APT::Cache::AllVersions/.
</VarListEntry>