<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
<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>
<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>
<varlistentry><term>autoremove</term>
<listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
- installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed.</para></listitem>
+ installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>changelog</term>
<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>
</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>
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