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 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
 %aptent;
 
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
+%aptverbatiment;
+
 ]>
 
 <refentry>
              </option>
       </arg>
       <arg>
-                 <option>-t=</option>
-                 <group choice='req'>
-                         <arg choice='plain'>
-                                 <replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
-                         </arg>
-                         <arg choice='plain'>
-                                 <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
-                         </arg>
-                         <arg choice='plain'>
-                                 <replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
-                         </arg>
-                 </group>
+               <option>-t=</option>
+               <arg choice='plain'>
+                       <replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
+               </arg>
       </arg>
 
       <group choice="req">
                                                        =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
                                                </arg>
                                                <arg choice='plain'>
-                                                       /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
-                                               </arg>
-                                               <arg choice='plain'>
-                                                       /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+                                                       /<replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
                                                </arg>
                                        </group>
                                </arg>
                                                        =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
                                                </arg>
                                                <arg choice='plain'>
-                                                       /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
-                                               </arg>
-                                               <arg choice='plain'>
-                                                       /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+                                                       /<replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
                                                </arg>
                                        </group>
                                </arg>
    <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
    library.  Several "front-end" interfaces exist, such as &dselect;,
-   &aptitude;, &synaptic;, &gnome-apt; and &wajig;.</para>
+   &aptitude;, &synaptic; and &wajig;.</para>
 
    <para>Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, one of the
    commands below must be present.</para>
      for broken dependencies.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term>download</term>
+       <listitem><para><literal>download</literal> will download the given
+           binary package into the current directory.
+       </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term>clean</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved package 
      files. It removes everything but the lock file from 
      <listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
      installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry><term>changelog</term>
+       <listitem><para><literal>changelog</literal> downloads a package changelog and displays
+           it through <command>sensible-pager</command>. The server name and base
+           directory is defined in the <literal>APT::Changelogs::Server</literal>
+           variable (e. g. <ulink>http://packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> for
+           Debian or <ulink>http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs</ulink> for
+           Ubuntu).
+           By default it displays the changelog for the version that is
+           installed.  However, you can specify the same options as for
+           the <option>install</option> command.
+         </para>
+       </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
+
+
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--install-suggests</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing.
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term><option>--install-recommends</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Also install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
-     <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Do not install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
      <varlistentry><term><option>--ignore-hold</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Ignore package Holds; This causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a hold 
      placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with