<refpurpose>query the APT cache</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
- <!-- Arguments -->
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis>
- <command>apt-cache</command>
- <arg><option>-hvsn</option></arg>
- <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
- <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
- <group choice="req">
- <arg>gencaches</arg>
- <arg>showpkg <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>showsrc <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>stats</arg>
- <arg>dump</arg>
- <arg>dumpavail</arg>
- <arg>unmet</arg>
- <arg>search <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>regex</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>show <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>depends <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <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>
- </cmdsynopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
-
+ &synopsis-command-apt-cache;
+
<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para><command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's package
cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the state of the system