support setting empty values (sanely) & removing support for

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

diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 81a9036c452a93b7cfc17c2ebccb0ba133aa062e..785b4e9a86004c8df3b1dbfedcaa6be45c4e272e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
      <filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term><option>autoclean</option></term>
+     <varlistentry><term><option>autoclean</option> (and the <option>auto-clean</option> alias since 1.1)</term>
      <listitem><para>Like <literal>clean</literal>, <literal>autoclean</literal> clears out the local 
      repository of retrieved package files. The difference is that it only 
      removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
      erased if it is set to off.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term><option>autoremove</option></term>
+     <varlistentry><term><option>autoremove</option> (and the <option>auto-remove</option> alias since 1.1)</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
      installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -429,12 +429,36 @@
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-downgrades</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>This is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+     without prompting if it is doing downgrades. It
+     should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+     it can potentially destroy your system!
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-downgrades</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-remove-essential</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+     without prompting if it is removing essentials. It
+     should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+     it can potentially destroy your system!
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-remove-essential</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-change-held-packages</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+     without prompting if it is changing held packages. It
+     should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+     it can potentially destroy your system!
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-change-held-packages</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>--force-yes</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue 
      without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It 
      should not be used except in very special situations. Using 
      <literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system! 
-     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>. This is deprecated and replaced by <option>--allow-downgrades</option>, <option>--allow-remove-essential</option>, <option>--allow-change-held-packages</option> in 1.1. </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>--print-uris</option></term>