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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 920f6b36e..8db2883c4 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -85,9 +85,19 @@ <arg choice='plain'>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg> <arg choice='plain'>source <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable> - <arg> - =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable> - </arg> + <arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'> + =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable> + </arg> + <arg choice='plain'> + /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable> + </arg> + <arg choice='plain'> + /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable> + </arg> + </group> + </arg> </arg> </arg> <arg choice='plain'>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg> @@ -240,13 +250,22 @@ <listitem><para><literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory the - newest available version of that source package. Source packages are - tracked separately from binary packages via <literal>deb-src</literal> type lines - in the &sources-list; file. This probably will mean that you will not - get the same source as the package you have installed or as you could - install. If the --compile options is specified then the package will be - compiled to a binary .deb using dpkg-buildpackage, if --download-only is - specified then the source package will not be unpacked.</para> + newest available version of that source package while respect the + default release, set with the option <literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>, + the <option>-t</option> option or per package with with the + <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible.</para> + + <para>Source packages are tracked separately + from binary packages via <literal>deb-src</literal> type lines + in the &sources-list; file. This means that you will need to add such a line + for each repository you want to get sources from. If you don't do this + you will properly get another (newer, older or none) source version than + the one you have installed or could install.</para> + + <para>If the <option>--compile</option> options is specified + then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using + <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command>, if <option>--download-only</option> + is specified then the source package will not be unpacked.</para> <para>A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism |