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merge single-arch :arch fix from my sid branch
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index 812fc406ad81e8a348471935e18d1f04e19f8491..ec50d6f765400d1824b667138f15408be5bb8daf 100644 (file)
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
 %aptent;
 
 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
 %aptent;
 
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
+%aptverbatiment;
+
 ]>
 
 <refentry>
 ]>
 
 <refentry>
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->
-   <date>2 November 2007</date>
+   <date>9 August 2009</date>
  </refentryinfo>
  
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>apt-mark</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refentryinfo>
  
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>apt-mark</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+   <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>
  
  <!-- Man page title -->
  <refnamediv>
     <refname>apt-mark</refname>
  </refmeta>
  
  <!-- Man page title -->
  <refnamediv>
     <refname>apt-mark</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Utility to sort package index files</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <!-- Arguments -->
  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <!-- Arguments -->
  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
-      <command>apt-mark</command>
-      <arg><option>-hv</option></arg>
-      <arg><option>-f=<replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></option></arg>
-      <group choice="req"><arg>markauto</arg><arg>unmarkauto</arg></group>
-      <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>package</replaceable></arg>
+       <command>apt-mark</command>
+       <arg><option>-hv</option></arg>
+       <arg><option>-f=<replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></option></arg>
+       <group choice="plain">
+               <arg choice="plain">
+                       <group choice="req">
+                               <arg choice="plain">markauto</arg>
+                               <arg choice="plain">unmarkauto</arg>
+                       </group>
+                       <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>package</replaceable></arg>
+               </arg>
+               <arg choice="plain">showauto</arg>
+       </group>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
  
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
  
@@ -49,7 +61,8 @@
      other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the
      dependencies are marked as being automatically installed.  Once
      these automatically installed packages are no longer depended on
      other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the
      dependencies 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.
+     by any manually installed packages, they will be removed by e.g.
+     <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>.
    </para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry><term>markauto</term>
    </para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry><term>markauto</term>
      depend on it.
        </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      depend on it.
        </para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
+
+       <varlistentry><term>showauto</term>
+        <listitem><para><literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a
+     list of automatically installed packages with each package on a new line.
+       </para></listitem>
+       </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1><title>options</title>
    
    <variablelist>
      </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1><title>options</title>
    
    <variablelist>
-     <varlistentry><term><option>-f=<filename>FILENAME</filename></option></term><term><option>--file=<filename>FILENAME</filename></option></term>
+       <varlistentry>
+               <term><option>-f=<filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename></option></term>
+               <term><option>--file=<filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename></option></term>
      <listitem><para>
       
      <listitem><para>
       
-     Read/Write package stats from <filename>FILENAME</filename>
+     Read/Write package stats from <filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename>
      instead of the default location, which
      is <filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined
      by the Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>.</para></listitem>
      instead of the default location, which
      is <filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined
      by the Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>.</para></listitem>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1><title>Files</title>
+   <variablelist>
+       &file-extended_states;
+   </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
  <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
-   <para>&apt-conf;</para>
+   <para>&apt-get;,&aptitude;,&apt-conf;</para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>