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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+
+<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
+%aptent;
+
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
+%aptverbatiment;
+
+]>
+
+<refentry>
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ &apt-author.team;
+ &apt-email;
+ &apt-product;
+ <!-- The last update date -->
+ <date>2013-11-25T00:00:00Z</date>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>apt</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <!-- Man page title -->
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>apt</refname>
+ <refpurpose>command-line interface</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ &synopsis-command-apt;
+
+ <refsect1><title>Description</title>
+ <para><command>apt</command> (Advanced Package Tool) is the
+ command-line tool for handling packages. It provides a commandline
+ interface for the package management of the system.
+
+ See also &apt-get; and &apt-cache; for more low-level command options.
+ </para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>list</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>list</literal> is used to
+ display a list of packages. It supports shell pattern for matching
+ package names and the following options:
+ <option>--installed</option>
+ <option>--upgradable</option>
+ <option>--all-versions</option>
+ are supported.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>search</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>search</literal> searches for the given
+ term(s) and display matching packages.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>show</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>show</literal> shows the package information
+ for the given package(s).
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>install</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more
+ package names desired for installation or upgrading.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by
+ following the package name with an equals and the version of the package
+ to select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for
+ install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by
+ following the package name with a slash and the version of the
+ distribution or the Archive name (stable, testing, unstable).</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>remove</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are
+ removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package leaves its
+ configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to the package
+ name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be
+ installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>edit-sources</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>edit-sources</literal> lets you edit
+ your sources.list file and provides basic sanity checks.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>update</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>update</literal> is used to
+ resynchronize the package index files from their sources.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>upgrade</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the
+ newest versions of all packages currently installed on the system
+ from the sources enumerated in
+ <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New package will be
+ installed, but existing package will never removed.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>options</title>
+ &apt-cmdblurb;
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ &apt-commonoptions;
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Script usage</title>
+ <para>
+ The &apt; commandline is designed as a end-user tool and it may
+ change the output between versions. While it tries to not break
+ backward compatibility there is no guarantee for it either.
+ All features of &apt; are available in &apt-cache; and &apt-get;
+ via APT options. Please prefer using these commands in your scripts.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Differences to &apt-get;</title>
+ <para>The <command>apt</command> command is meant to be pleasant for
+ end users and does not need to be backward compatilbe like
+ &apt-get;. Therefore some options are different:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The option <literal>DPkgPM::Progress-Fancy</literal> is enabled.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The option <literal>APT::Color</literal> is enabled.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A new <literal>list</literal> command is available
+ similar to <literal>dpkg --list</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The option <literal>upgrade</literal> has
+ <literal>--with-new-pkgs</literal> enabled by default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
+ <para>&apt-get; &apt-cache;, &sources-list;,
+ &apt-conf;, &apt-config;,
+ The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the APT Howto.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
+ <para><command>apt</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ &manbugs;
+</refentry>