merged from lp:~donkult/apt/experimental

[apt.git] / doc / apt-cache.8.xml

diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index c1e65332d48aa8d5582dd918781c72e1a4bea6a3..1393de015928c687de9ba7884521d2863332a252 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
@@ -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>


@@ -15,18 +18,19 @@
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->

-   <date>29 February 2004</date>
+   <date>04 February 2011</date>

  </refentryinfo>
  
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>apt-cache</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refentryinfo>
  
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>apt-cache</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>

+   <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>

  </refmeta>
  
  <!-- Man page title -->
  <refnamediv>
     <refname>apt-cache</refname>
  </refmeta>
  
  <!-- Man page title -->
  <refnamediv>
     <refname>apt-cache</refname>

-    <refpurpose>APT package handling utility -- cache manipulator</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>query the APT cache</refpurpose>

  </refnamediv>
 
  <!-- Arguments -->
  </refnamediv>
 
  <!-- Arguments -->


@@ -37,7 +41,6 @@
       <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
       <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
       <group choice="req">
       <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>
          <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>


@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@
          <arg>rdepends <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>pkgnames <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>dotty <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>rdepends <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>pkgnames <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>dotty <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>

+         <arg>xvcg <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>

          <arg>policy <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkgs</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>madison <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkgs</replaceable></arg></arg>
       </group>   
          <arg>policy <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkgs</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>madison <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkgs</replaceable></arg></arg>
       </group>   


@@ -67,11 +71,6 @@
    commands below must be present.</para>
 
    <variablelist>
    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 
      <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 


@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
    
        <listitem><para><literal>Missing</literal> is the number of package names that were referenced in
        a dependency but were not provided by any package. Missing packages may 
    
        <listitem><para><literal>Missing</literal> is the number of package names that were referenced in
        a dependency but were not provided by any package. Missing packages may 

-       be in evidence if a full distribution is not accessed, or if a package
+       be an evidence if a full distribution is not accessed, or if a package

        (real or virtual) has been dropped from the distribution. Usually they
        are referenced from Conflicts or Breaks statements.</para>
        </listitem>
        (real or virtual) has been dropped from the distribution. Usually they
        are referenced from Conflicts or Breaks statements.</para>
        </listitem>


@@ -197,9 +196,14 @@ Reverse Provides:
 
      <varlistentry><term>search <replaceable>regex [ regex ... ]</replaceable></term>
      <listitem><para><literal>search</literal> performs a full text search on all available package
 
      <varlistentry><term>search <replaceable>regex [ regex ... ]</replaceable></term>
      <listitem><para><literal>search</literal> performs a full text search on all available package

-     lists for the regex pattern given. It searches the package names and the
+     lists for the POSIX regex pattern given, see 
+     <citerefentry><refentrytitle><command>regex</command></refentrytitle>
+     <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+     It searches the package names and the

      descriptions for an occurrence of the regular expression and prints out
      descriptions for an occurrence of the regular expression and prints out

-     the package name and the short description. If <option>--full</option> is given
+     the package name and the short description, including virtual package
+     names.
+     If <option>--full</option> is given

      then output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched
      package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long description
      is not searched, only the package name is.</para>
      then output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched
      package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long description
      is not searched, only the package name is.</para>


@@ -219,11 +223,14 @@ Reverse Provides:
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>pkgnames <replaceable>[ prefix ]</replaceable></term>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>pkgnames <replaceable>[ prefix ]</replaceable></term>

-     <listitem><para>This command prints the name of each package in the system. The optional
+     <listitem><para>This command prints the name of each package APT knows. The optional

      argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable
      for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated 
      extremely quickly. This command is best used with the 
      argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable
      for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated 
      extremely quickly. This command is best used with the 

-     <option>--generate</option> option.</para></listitem>
+     <option>--generate</option> option.</para>
+     <para>Note that a package which APT knows of is not necessarily available to download,
+     installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in the generated list.
+     </para></listitem>

      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry><term>dotty <replaceable>pkg(s)</replaceable></term>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry><term>dotty <replaceable>pkg(s)</replaceable></term>


@@ -244,6 +251,11 @@ Reverse Provides:
      <para>Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <para>Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      

+     <varlistentry><term>xvcg <replaceable>pkg(s)</replaceable></term>
+        <listitem><para>The same as <literal>dotty</literal>, only for xvcg from the
+        <ulink url="http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html">VCG tool</ulink>.
+        </para></listitem></varlistentry>
+

      <varlistentry><term>policy <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable></term>
      <listitem><para><literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the 
      preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the 
      <varlistentry><term>policy <replaceable>[ pkg(s) ]</replaceable></term>
      <listitem><para><literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the 
      preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the 


@@ -251,7 +263,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
      about the priority selection of the named package.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      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
      <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


@@ -289,11 +301,25 @@ Reverse Provides:
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>-i</option></term><term><option>--important</option></term>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>-i</option></term><term><option>--important</option></term>

-     <listitem><para>Print only important dependencies; for use with unmet. Causes only Depends and 
+     <listitem><para>Print only important dependencies; for use with unmet and depends. Causes only Depends and 

      Pre-Depends relations to be printed.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Important</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      Pre-Depends relations to be printed.
      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>
      <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>


@@ -345,21 +371,8 @@ Reverse Provides:
 
  <refsect1><title>Files</title>
    <variablelist>
 
  <refsect1><title>Files</title>
    <variablelist>

-     <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename></term>
-     <listitem><para>Locations to fetch packages from.
-     Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Etc::SourceList</literal>.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/</filename></term>
-     <listitem><para>Storage area for state information for each package resource specified in
-     &sources-list;
-     Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal>.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-  
-     <varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/partial/</filename></term>
-     <listitem><para>Storage area for state information in transit.
-     Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> (implicit partial).</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>     
+     &file-sourceslist;
+     &file-statelists;

    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>