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diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index 7ba0046237acb856d19e481e3884c2ef567db6eb..9c6c64daca7f7d7d899687eba4c9d34f11890b72 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>


@@ -198,8 +197,8 @@ Reverse Provides:
      <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 POSIX regex pattern given, see 
      <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 POSIX regex pattern given, see 

-     <refentrytitle><command>regex</command></refentrytitle>
-     <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>.
+     <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
      the package name and the short description, including virtual package
      It searches the package names and the
      descriptions for an occurrence of the regular expression and prints out
      the package name and the short description, including virtual package


@@ -224,11 +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>


@@ -249,6 +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 


@@ -294,11 +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 twicked 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>


@@ -350,21 +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>