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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index a372a0d30..da077afa7 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -243,6 +243,21 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>files</option></term> + <listitem><para>Displays by default a deb822 formatted listing of + information about all data files <command>apt-get + update</command> would download. Supports a + <option>--format</option> option to modify the output format as + well as accepts lines of the default output to filter the records + by. The command is mainly used as an interface for external tools + working with APT to get information as well as filenames for + downloaded files so they can use them as well instead of + downloading them again on their own. Detailed documentation is + omitted here and can instead be found in the source tree in + <literal><filename>doc/acquire-additional-files.txt</filename></literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> |