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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.yo b/doc/apt-get.8.yo index f77795a7b..604051312 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.yo +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.yo @@ -92,10 +92,15 @@ from time to time to free up disk space. enddit() manpageoptions() +All command line options may be set using the configuration file, the +descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean +options you can override the config file by using something like bf(-f-), +bf(--no-f), bf(-f=no) or several other variations. startdit() dit(bf(-d, --download-only)) Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. +See bf(APT::Get::Download-Only). dit(bf(-f, --fix-broken)) Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in @@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually means using dselect or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of the offending packages). Use of this option together with -m may produce an error in -some situations. +some situations. See bf(APT::Get::Fix-Broken). dit(bf(-h, --help)) Help; display a helpful usage message and exits. @@ -115,42 +120,43 @@ dit(bf(-m, --ignore-missing)) Ignore missing packages; If packages cannot be retrieved or fail the integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back those packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with --f is discouraged. +-f is discouraged. See bf(ignore-missing). dit(bf(-q, --quiet)) Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. More qs will produce more quite up to a maximum of 2. You can also use bf(-q=#) to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration file. +See bf(quiet) dit(bf(-s, --simulate, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon, --no-act)) No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not -actually change the system. +actually change the system. See bf(APT::Get::Simulate). dit(bf(-y, --yes, --assume-yes)) Automatic yes to prompts; assume "yes" as answer to all prompts and run non-interactively. If an undesireable situation, such as changing a held package or removing an essential package occures then bf(apt-get) will -abort. +abort. See bf(APT::Get::Assume-Yes). dit(bf(-u, --show-upgraded)) Show upgraded packages; Print out a list of all packages that are to be -upgraded. +upgraded. See bf(APT::Get::Show-Upgraded). dit(bf(--ignore-hold)) Ignore package Holds; This causes bf(apt-get) to ignore a hold placed on a package. This may be usefull in conjunction with bf(dist-upgrade) to -override a large number of undesired holds. +override a large number of undesired holds. See bf(APT::Ingore-Hold). dit(bf(--no-upgrade)) Do not upgrade packages; When used in conjunction with bf(install) bf(no-upgrade) will prevent packages listed from being upgraded if they -are already installed. +are already installed. See bf(APT::Get::no-upgrade). dit(bf(--force-yes)) Force yes; This is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmfull. It should not be used except in very special situations. Using bf(force-yes) can potentially destroy -your system! +your system! See bf(APT::Get::force-yes). dit(bf(-c, --config-file)) Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. bf(apt-get) will @@ -186,6 +192,7 @@ apt-cache(8), dpkg(8), dselect(8), sources.list(5), +apt.conf(5), The APT Users Guide in /usr/doc/apt/ manpagediagnostics() |