merged from the debian-sid branch

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

diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 73bacf09bd09481bad7542c1096cea42498d7835..64c3a35e4557011f65c25e6fd50185600c5fba2d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->
-   <date>05 November 2008</date>
+   <date>08 November 2008</date>
  </refentryinfo>
  
  <refmeta>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
       <command>apt-get</command>
-      <arg><option>-vsqdyfmubV</option></arg>
+      <arg><option>-sqdyfmubV</option></arg>
       <arg>
              <option>-o=
                          <replaceable>config_string</replaceable>
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@
          <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>
@@ -150,6 +156,7 @@
      with new versions of packages; <command>apt-get</command> has a "smart" conflict 
      resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most important 
      packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. 
+        So, <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> command may remove some packages.
      The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of locations 
      from which to retrieve desired package files.
      See also &apt-preferences; for a mechanism for
@@ -158,24 +165,23 @@
 
      <varlistentry><term>install</term>
      <listitem>
-            <para>
-                    <literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more 
-                    packages desired for installation or upgrading. 
-                    Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified 
-                    filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, 
-                    libc6 would be the argument provided, not 
-                    <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required 
-                    by the package(s) specified for installation will also 
-                    be retrieved and installed. 
-                    The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is 
-                    used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is 
-                    appended to the package name (with no intervening space), 
-                    the identified package will be removed if it is installed. 
-                    Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a 
-                    package to install. These latter features may be used 
-                    to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict 
-                    resolution system.
-            </para>
+        <para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more 
+        packages desired for installation or upgrading. 
+        Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified 
+        filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, 
+        libc6 would be the argument provided, not 
+        <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required 
+        by the package(s) specified for installation will also 
+        be retrieved and installed. 
+        The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is 
+        used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is 
+        appended to the package name (with no intervening space), 
+        the identified package will be removed if it is installed. 
+        Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a 
+        package to install. These latter features may be used 
+        to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict 
+        resolution system.
+        </para>
 
      <para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by 
      following the package name with an equals and the version of the package 
@@ -213,14 +219,15 @@
 
      <varlistentry><term>remove</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are 
-     removed instead of installed. If a plus sign is appended to the package 
+        removed instead of installed. Note the removing a package leaves its
+        configuration files in system. If a plus sign is appended to the package 
      name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be 
      installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>purge</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are 
-     removed and purged.</para></listitem>
+     removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>source</term>
@@ -383,6 +390,14 @@
      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 
@@ -419,7 +434,8 @@
      <varlistentry><term><option>--purge</option></term>
      <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.
+        scheduled to be purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent for
+        <option>purge</option> command.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>