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@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
<arg>check</arg>
<arg>clean</arg>
<arg>autoclean</arg>
+ <arg>autoremove</arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -209,6 +210,11 @@
<literal>APT::Clean-Installed</literal> will prevent installed packages from being
erased if it is set to off.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term>autoremove</term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
+ installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
@@ -388,6 +394,13 @@
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Remove</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--auto-remove</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>If the command is either <literal>install</literal> or <literal>remove</literal>,
+ then this option acts like running <literal>autoremove</literal> command, removing the unused
+ dependency packages. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AutomaticRemove</literal>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>--only-source</option></term>
<listitem><para>Only has meaning for the
<literal>source</literal> and <literal>build-dep</literal>