remove Dir:: scope limit of RootDir in the documentation

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

diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 5b6788ed49a41e5622c9153a85a946eaecb80bbc..81a9036c452a93b7cfc17c2ebccb0ba133aa062e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term><option>files</option></term>
+     <varlistentry><term><option>indextargets</option></term>
        <listitem><para>Displays by default a deb822 formatted listing of
-             information about all data files <command>apt-get
+             information about all data files (aka index targets) <command>apt-get
                 update</command> would download. Supports a
              <option>--format</option> option to modify the output format as
              well as accepts lines of the default output to filter the records
@@ -327,17 +327,15 @@
                   <term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
                   <term><option>--recon</option></term>
                   <term><option>--no-act</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not
-     actually change the system. 
-     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
-
-     <para>Simulated runs performed as a user will automatically deactivate locking
-     (<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>), and if the option
-     <literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set
-     (as it is by default) a notice will also be displayed indicating that
-     this is only a simulation. Runs performed as root do not trigger either
-     NoLocking or the notice - superusers should know what they are doing
-     without further warnings from <literal>apt-get</literal>.</para>
+     <listitem><para>No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur
+          based on the current system state but do not actually change the
+          system. Locking will be disabled (<option>Debug::NoLocking</option>)
+          so the system state could change while <command>apt-get</command> is
+          running. Simulations can also be executed by non-root users which might
+          not have read access to all apt configuration distorting the simulation.
+          A notice expressing this warning is also shown by default for non-root
+          users (<option>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</option>).
+          Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
 
      <para>Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a <command>dpkg</command>
      operation: configure (<literal>Conf</literal>), remove (<literal>Remv</literal>)
@@ -531,9 +529,13 @@
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-unauthenticated</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it.
-     This is useful for tools like pbuilder.
-     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>.</para></listitem>
+     <listitem><para>Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt
+          about it.  This can be useful while working with local repositories,
+          but is a huge security risk if data authenticity isn't ensured in
+          another way by the user itself.  The usage of the
+          <option>Trusted</option> option for &sources-list; entries should
+          usually be preferred over this global override.  Configuration Item:
+          <literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>--no-allow-insecure-repositories</option></term>