<refpurpose>APT package handling utility -- command-line interface</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
- <!-- Arguments -->
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis>
- <command>apt-get</command>
- <arg><option>-sqdyfmubV</option></arg>
- <arg>
- <option>-o=
- <replaceable>config_string</replaceable>
- </option>
- </arg>
- <arg>
- <option>-c=
- <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>
- </option>
- </arg>
- <arg>
- <option>-t=</option>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- <replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
- </arg>
- </arg>
- <arg>
- <option>-a=</option>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- <replaceable>default_architecture</replaceable>
- </arg>
- </arg>
-
-
- <group choice="req">
- <arg choice='plain'>update</arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>upgrade</arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>dselect-upgrade</arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>dist-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</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>
- <group choice='req'>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
- </arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- /<replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
- </arg>
- </group>
- </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'>-v</arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>--version</arg>
- </group>
- </arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- <group choice='req'>
- <arg choice='plain'>-h</arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>--help</arg>
- </group>
- </arg>
- </group>
- </cmdsynopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
-
+ &synopsis-command-apt-get;
+
<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para><command>apt-get</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages, and may be
considered the user's "back-end" to other tools using the APT
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--assume-no</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Automatic "no" to all prompts.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-No</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>-u</option></term><term><option>--show-upgraded</option></term>
<listitem><para>Show upgraded packages; Print out a list of all packages that are to be
upgraded.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--only-upgrade</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Do not install new packages; When used in conjunction with <literal>install</literal>,
- <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will prevent packages on the command line
- from being upgraded if they are not already installed.
+ <listitem><para>Do not install new packages; When used in conjunction
+ with <literal>install</literal>, <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will
+ install upgrades for already installed packages only and ignore requests
+ to install new packages.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>