&apt-email;
&apt-product;
<!-- The last update date -->
- <date>29 February 2004</date>
+ <date>04 February 2011</date>
</refentryinfo>
<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 -->
<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>
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
<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
+ <literal>rdepends</literal> print all dependencies. This can be tweaked 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>