From 3ba36dfffbf5f158090f53a15b94e67db98057aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:18:16 +0200 Subject: clarify the note for the pkgnames command in the manpage (Closes: #547599) --- debian/changelog | 2 ++ doc/apt-cache.8.xml | 7 +++++-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 4bf132367..e21ed2dfd 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ apt (0.7.24) UNRELEASED; urgency=low a bit and improve the documentation for this option group. * doc/apt.conf.5.xml: - document the Acquire::http::Dl-Limit option + * doc/apt-cache.8.xml: + - clarify the note for the pkgnames command (Closes: #547599) * doc/apt.ent, all man pages: - move the description of files to globally usable entities * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml: diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml index 26d55a519..9851135b1 100644 --- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml @@ -226,11 +226,14 @@ Reverse Provides: pkgnames [ prefix ] - This command prints the name of each package in the system. The optional + This command prints the name of each package APT knows. The optional argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated extremely quickly. This command is best used with the - option. + option. + Note that a package which APT knows of is not nessasarily available to download, + installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in the generated list. + dotty pkg(s) -- cgit v1.2.3