From 75a3362b6ada5dae64d6ca7f6a7bff0fcae956bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Otavio Salvador Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:44:00 -0200 Subject: * Applied patch from Mike O'Connor to add a manpage to apt-mark, closes: #430207. --- doc/apt-mark.8.xml | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/makefile | 2 +- 2 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 doc/apt-mark.8.xml (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5af27a337 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ + + +%aptent; + +]> + + + + + &apt-author.moconnor; + &apt-author.team; + &apt-email; + &apt-product; + + 2 November 2007 + + + + apt-mark + 8 + + + + + apt-mark + Utility to sort package index files + + + + + + apt-mark + + + markautounmarkauto + package + + + + Description + apt-mark will change whether a package has + been marked as being automatically installed. + + + When you request that a package is installed, and as a result + other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the + depedencies are marked as being automatically installed. Once + these automatically installed packages are no longer depended on + by any manually installed packages, they will be removed. + + + markauto + markauto is used to mark a + package as being automatically installed, which will cause the + package to be removed when no more manually installed packages + depend on this package. + + + + unmarkauto + unmarkauto is used to mark a + package as being manually installed, which will prevent the + package from being automatically removed if no other packages + depend on it. + + + + + + options + + + + + + Read/Write package stats from FILENAME + instead of the default location, which + is extended_status in the directory defined + by the Configuration Item: Dir::State. + + + + + Show a short usage summary. + + + + + + + + Show the program version. + + + + + + + + + See Also + &apt-conf; + + + Diagnostics + apt-mark returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on error. + + + &manbugs; + + diff --git a/doc/makefile b/doc/makefile index 5f774b825..8a8a04c03 100644 --- a/doc/makefile +++ b/doc/makefile @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include $(DEBIANDOC_H) SOURCE = apt-cache.8 apt-get.8 apt-cdrom.8 apt.conf.5 sources.list.5 \ apt-config.8 apt_preferences.5 \ apt-sortpkgs.1 apt-ftparchive.1 apt-extracttemplates.1 \ - apt-key.8 apt-secure.8 + apt-key.8 apt-secure.8 apt-mark.8 INCLUDES = apt.ent include $(XML_MANPAGE_H) -- cgit v1.2.3 From 60aeb838d1ae47dc66eb862e4bedba065e712de8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Otavio Salvador Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:53:41 -0200 Subject: * Applied patch from Andrei Popescu to add a note about some frontends in apt.8 manpage, closes: #438545. --- doc/apt.8 | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt.8 b/doc/apt.8 index 6f39c5387..2b5b9fb70 100644 --- a/doc/apt.8 +++ b/doc/apt.8 @@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ apt \- Advanced Package Tool .SH SYNOPSIS .B apt .SH DESCRIPTION -APT is a management system for software packages. It is still -under development; the snazzy front ends are not yet available. In the -meantime, please see -.BR apt-get (8). +APT is a management system for software packages. For normal day to day +package management there are several frontends available, like +.BR aptitude (8) +for the command line or +.BR synaptic (8)for X-Windows. Some options are only implemented in +.BR apt-get (8) though. .SH OPTIONS None. .SH FILES -- cgit v1.2.3