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-rw-r--r--doc/apt-cache.8.xml6
-rw-r--r--doc/apt-get.8.xml138
-rw-r--r--doc/apt-secure.8.xml2
-rw-r--r--doc/apt.81
-rw-r--r--doc/apt.conf.5.xml11
-rw-r--r--doc/apt.ent12
-rw-r--r--doc/examples/configure-index3
-rw-r--r--doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml2
-rw-r--r--doc/fr/apt.ent.fr4
-rw-r--r--doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml2
-rw-r--r--doc/ja/apt.ent.ja4
-rw-r--r--doc/sources.list.5.xml7
12 files changed, 148 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index 6416f4edf..21605ff0e 100644
--- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
<arg>rdepends <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>pkgnames <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>dotty <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg>xvcg <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>policy <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkgs</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>madison <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkgs</replaceable></arg></arg>
</group>
@@ -249,6 +250,11 @@ Reverse Provides:
<para>Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>xvcg <replaceable>pkg(s)</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem><para>The same as <literal>dotty</literal>, only for xvcg from the
+ <ulink url="http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html">VCG tool</ulink>.
+ </para></listitem></varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>policy <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para><literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the
preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 2ea6ea1d4..c63011b2a 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
&apt-email;
&apt-product;
<!-- The last update date -->
- <date>29 February 2004</date>
+ <date>30 October 2008</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
@@ -33,22 +33,67 @@
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>apt-get</command>
- <arg><option>-hvs</option></arg>
- <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
- <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-vsqdyfmubV</option></arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-o=
+ <replaceable>config_string</replaceable>
+ </option>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-c=
+ <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>
+ </option>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-t=</option>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
+
<group choice="req">
- <arg>update</arg>
- <arg>upgrade</arg>
- <arg>dselect-upgrade</arg>
- <arg>install <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>source <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>check</arg>
- <arg>clean</arg>
- <arg>autoclean</arg>
- <arg>autoremove</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>update</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>upgrade</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>dselect-upgrade</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>install
+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
+ <arg>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <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>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>check</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>clean</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>autoclean</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>autoremove</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'>-h</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>--help</arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -111,17 +156,25 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>install</term>
- <listitem><para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for
- installation. Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
- filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, libc6 would be the
- argument provided, not <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>) All packages required
- by the package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
- installed. The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is used to locate
- the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
- no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it is
- installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a package to
- install. These latter features may be used to override decisions made by
- apt-get's conflict resolution system.</para>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more
+ packages desired for installation or upgrading.
+ Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
+ filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system,
+ libc6 would be the argument provided, not
+ <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required
+ by the package(s) specified for installation will also
+ be retrieved and installed.
+ The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is
+ used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is
+ appended to the package name (with no intervening space),
+ the identified package will be removed if it is installed.
+ Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
+ package to install. These latter features may be used
+ to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict
+ resolution system.
+ </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
@@ -133,6 +186,17 @@
<para>Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must
be used with care.</para>
+ <para>This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or
+ more already-installed packages without upgrading every package
+ you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which
+ installs the newest version of all currently installed packages,
+ "install" will install the newest version of only the package(s)
+ specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish
+ to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its
+ dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and
+ installed.
+ </para>
+
<para>Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to
create an alternative installation policy for
individual packages.</para>
@@ -222,6 +286,11 @@
&apt-cmdblurb;
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
<listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
@@ -450,7 +519,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/</filename></term>
- <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments
+ <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments.
Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -495,7 +564,16 @@
<refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
<para><command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
</refsect1>
-
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>ORIGINAL AUTHORS</title>
+ <para>&apt-author.jgunthorpe;</para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>CURRENT AUTHORS</title>
+ <para>
+ &apt-author.team;
+ &apt-qapage;
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
&manbugs;
-
</refentry>
diff --git a/doc/apt-secure.8.xml b/doc/apt-secure.8.xml
index 01b157789..9696e018d 100644
--- a/doc/apt-secure.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-secure.8.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
<refsect1><title>See Also</title>
<para>
-&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-archive;,
+&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;,
&debsign; &debsig-verify;, &gpg;
</para>
diff --git a/doc/apt.8 b/doc/apt.8
index 6c14559e3..78e4f0a70 100644
--- a/doc/apt.8
+++ b/doc/apt.8
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ None.
.BR apt-get (8),
.BR apt.conf (5),
.BR sources.list (5),
+.BR apt_preferences (5),
.BR apt-secure (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
apt returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index 64724f211..5b71384a7 100644
--- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
compiled for.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>Default-Release</term>
+ <listitem><para>Default release to install packages from if more than one
+ version available. Contains release name or release version. Examples: 'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', '4.0', '5.0*'. Release codenames ('etch', 'lenny' etc.) are not allowed now. See also &apt-preferences;.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>Ignore-Hold</term>
<listitem><para>Ignore Held packages; This global option causes the problem resolver to
ignore held packages in its decision making.</para></listitem>
@@ -158,6 +163,12 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
and the URI handlers.
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term>PDiffs</term>
+ <listitem><para>Try do download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for
+ Packages or Sources files instead of downloading whole ones. True
+ by default.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>Queue-Mode</term>
<listitem><para>Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of <literal>host</literal> or
<literal>access</literal> which determines how APT parallelizes outgoing
diff --git a/doc/apt.ent b/doc/apt.ent
index b7d03b585..d0bfaba56 100644
--- a/doc/apt.ent
+++ b/doc/apt.ent
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
</citerefentry>"
>
-<!ENTITY apt-archive "<citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle><filename>apt-archive</filename></refentrytitle>
+<!ENTITY apt-ftparchive "<citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle><filename>apt-ftparchive</filename></refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>"
>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
<address><email>apt@packages.debian.org</email></address>
<author><firstname>Jason</firstname> <surname>Gunthorpe</surname></author>
<copyright><year>1998-2001</year> <holder>Jason Gunthorpe</holder></copyright>
- <date>14 December 2003</date>
+ <date>28 October 2008</date>
<productname>Linux</productname>
</refentryinfo>
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@
<productname>Linux</productname>
">
+<!ENTITY apt-qapage "
+ <para>
+ <ulink url='http://packages.qa.debian.org/a/apt.html'>QA Page</ulink>
+ </para>
+">
+
<!-- Boiler plate Bug reporting section -->
<!ENTITY manbugs "
<refsect1><title>Bugs</title>
diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index
index c20011c9c..d0c453a1c 100644
--- a/doc/examples/configure-index
+++ b/doc/examples/configure-index
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ APT
Get
{
Arch-Only "false";
+ AllowUnauthenticated "false";
AutomaticRemove "false";
HideAutoRemove "false";
Download-Only "false";
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ APT
// consider Recommends, Suggests as important dependencies that should
// be installed by default
- Install-Recommends "false";
+ Install-Recommends "true";
Install-Suggests "false";
// consider dependencies of packages in this section manual
diff --git a/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml b/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml
index 5cec9a49d..25b5ffd09 100644
--- a/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml
+++ b/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ les deux premières étapes.
<refsect1><title>Voir aussi</title>
<para>
-&apt-conf;, &apt-get;,&sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-archive;, &debsign;,
+&apt-conf;, &apt-get;,&sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, &debsign;,
&debsig-verify;, &gpg;
</para>
diff --git a/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr b/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr
index d705b9e3e..651100497 100644
--- a/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr
+++ b/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
</citerefentry>"
>
-<!ENTITY apt-archive "<citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle><filename>apt-archive</filename></refentrytitle>
+<!ENTITY apt-ftparchive "<citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle><filename>apt-ftparchive</filename></refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>"
>
diff --git a/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml b/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml
index e20b86561..20c57fb16 100644
--- a/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml
+++ b/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
-->
<refsect1><title>関連項目</title>
<para>
-&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-archive;,
+&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;,
&debsign; &debsig-verify;, &gpg;
</para>
diff --git a/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja b/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja
index d63342461..1d1c36b1e 100644
--- a/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja
+++ b/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
</citerefentry>"
>
-<!ENTITY apt-archive "<citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle><filename>apt-archive</filename></refentrytitle>
+<!ENTITY apt-ftparchive "<citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle><filename>apt-ftparchive</filename></refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>"
>
diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml
index e47418b27..8b041391a 100644
--- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml
+++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/
<refsect1><title>URI specification</title>
- <para>The currently recognized URI types are cdrom, file, http, and ftp.
+ <para>The currently recognized URI types are cdrom, file, http, ftp, copy,
+ ssh, rsh.
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>file</term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -163,8 +164,8 @@ deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/
<varlistentry><term>rsh</term><term>ssh</term>
<listitem><para>
The rsh/ssh method invokes rsh/ssh to connect to a remote host
- as a given user and access the files. No password authentication is
- possible, prior arrangements with RSA keys or rhosts must have been made.
+ as a given user and access the files. It is a good idea to do prior
+ arrangements with RSA keys or rhosts.
Access to files on the remote uses standard <command>find</command> and
<command>dd</command>
commands to perform the file transfers from the remote.</para></listitem>
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