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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/apt-get.8.xml | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 73bacf09b..325f1964d 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -213,14 +213,15 @@ <varlistentry><term>remove</term> <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are - removed instead of installed. If a plus sign is appended to the package + removed instead of installed. Note the removing a package leaves its + configuration files in 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>purge</term> <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are - removed and purged.</para></listitem> + removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>source</term> @@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ <varlistentry><term><option>--purge</option></term> <listitem><para>Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are - scheduled to be purged. + scheduled to be purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent for + <option>purge</option> command. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> |