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@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
 %aptent;
 
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
+%aptverbatiment;
+
 ]>
 
 <refentry>
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->
-   <date>29 February 2004</date>
+   <date>04 February 2011</date>
  </refentryinfo>
  
  <refmeta>
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@
  <!-- Man page title -->
  <refnamediv>
     <refname>apt-cache</refname>
-    <refpurpose>APT package handling utility -- cache manipulator</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>query the APT cache</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <!-- Arguments -->
@@ -38,7 +41,6 @@
       <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
       <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
       <group choice="req">
-         <arg>add <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>file</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <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>
    commands below must be present.</para>
 
    <variablelist>
-     <varlistentry><term>add <replaceable>file(s)</replaceable></term>
-     <listitem><para><literal>add</literal> adds the named package index files to the package cache.
-     This is for debugging only.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
      <varlistentry><term>gencaches</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>gencaches</literal> performs the same operation as 
      <command>apt-get check</command>. It builds the source and package caches from 
@@ -266,7 +263,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
      about the priority selection of the named package.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term>madison <replaceable>/[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable></term>
+     <varlistentry><term>madison <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable></term>
      <listitem><para><literal>apt-cache</literal>'s <literal>madison</literal> command attempts to mimic
      the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian
      archive management tool, <literal>madison</literal>.  It displays
@@ -309,6 +306,20 @@ Reverse Provides:
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Important</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--no-pre-depends</option></term>
+                  <term><option>--no-depends</option></term>
+                  <term><option>--no-recommends</option></term>
+                  <term><option>--no-suggests</option></term>
+                  <term><option>--no-conflicts</option></term>
+                  <term><option>--no-breaks</option></term>
+                  <term><option>--no-replaces</option></term>
+                  <term><option>--no-enhances</option></term>
+                  <listitem><para>Per default the <literal>depends</literal> and
+     <literal>rdepends</literal> print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with
+     these flags which will omit the specified dependency type.
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Show<replaceable>DependencyType</replaceable></literal>
+     e.g. <literal>APT::Cache::ShowRecommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry><term><option>-f</option></term><term><option>--full</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Print full package records when searching. 
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::ShowFull</literal>.</para></listitem>