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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 03a418e5c2adbd744e30d56da9c2cdc5cfbc43c7..15b9701e2a05258bf04c337ebf51f20eb507ab01 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -33,91 +33,8 @@
     <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
@@ -247,7 +164,7 @@
      <listitem><para><literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source packages. APT 
      will examine the available packages to decide which source package to 
      fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory the 
-     newest available version of that source package while respect the
+     newest available version of that source package while respecting the
      default release, set with the option <literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>,
      the <option>-t</option> option or per package with the
      <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible.</para>
@@ -280,7 +197,7 @@
      <varlistentry><term>build-dep</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an 
      attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are
-     satisfied to build the package nativly. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
+     satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
      with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -453,8 +370,8 @@
                    <term><option>--host-architecture</option></term>
      <listitem><para>This option controls the architecture packages are built for
      by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies
-     are satisfied. By default is not set which means that the host architecture
-     is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by <literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)
+     are satisfied. By default is it not set which means that the host architecture
+     is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by <literal>APT::Architecture</literal>).
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>
      </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -480,9 +397,10 @@
      </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>