<literal/clean/ clears out the local repository of retrieved package
files. It removes everything but the lock file from
<filename>&cachedir;/archives/</> and
- <filename>&cachedir;/archive/partial/</>. When APT is used as a
+ <filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</>. When APT is used as a
&dselect; method, <literal/clean/ is run automatically.
Those who do not use dselect will likely want to run <literal/apt-get clean/
from time to time to free up disk space.
Configuration Item: <literal/APT::Get::Show-Upgraded/.
</VarListEntry>
+ <VarListEntry><term><option/-V/</><term><option/--verbose-versions/</>
+ <ListItem><Para>
+ Show full versions for upgraded and installed packages.
+ Configuration Item: <literal/APT::Get::Show-Versions/.
+ </VarListEntry>
+
<VarListEntry><term><option/-b/</><term><option/--compile/</>
<term><option/--build/</>
<ListItem><Para>
<VarListEntry><term><option/--purge/</>
<ListItem><Para>
Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed.
+ An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are
+ scheduled to be purged.
Configuration Item: <literal/APT::Get::Purge/.
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry><term><option/--only-source/</>
<ListItem><Para>
- Only has meaning for the <literal/source/ command. indicates that the
- given source names are not to be mapped through the binary table.
+ Only has meaning for the <literal/source/ command. Indicates that the
+ given source names are not to be mapped through the binary
+ table. This means that if this option is specified, the
+ <literal/source/ command will only accept source package names as
+ arguments, rather than accepting binary package names and looking
+ up the corresponding source package.
Configuration Item: <literal/APT::Get::Only-Source/
</VarListEntry>