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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 1688c9136..65929e733 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -33,84 +33,8 @@
APT package handling utility -- command-line interface
-
-
-
- apt-get
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- target_release
-
-
-
-
- update
- upgrade
- dselect-upgrade
- dist-upgrade
- install
- pkg
-
-
-
- =pkg_version_number
-
-
- /target_release
-
-
-
-
-
- remove pkg
- purge pkg
- source
- pkg
-
-
-
- =pkg_version_number
-
-
- /target_release
-
-
-
-
-
- build-dep pkg
- check
- clean
- autoclean
- autoremove
-
-
- -v
- --version
-
-
-
-
- -h
- --help
-
-
-
-
-
-
+ &synopsis-command-apt-get;
+
Descriptionapt-get is the command-line tool for handling packages, and may be
considered the user's "back-end" to other tools using the APT
@@ -240,7 +164,7 @@
source causes apt-get 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 APT::Default-Release,
the option or per package with the
pkg/release syntax, if possible.
@@ -254,8 +178,10 @@
If the option is specified
then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using
- dpkg-buildpackage, if
- is specified then the source package will not be unpacked.
+ dpkg-buildpackage for the architecture as
+ defined by the --host-architecture option.
+ If is specified then the source package
+ will not be unpacked.A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name
with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism
@@ -270,7 +196,9 @@
build-depbuild-dep causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an
- attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package.
+ attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are
+ satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
+ with the option instead.check
@@ -280,7 +208,7 @@
downloaddownload will download the given
- binary package into the current directoy.
+ binary package into the current directory.
@@ -306,7 +234,7 @@
autoremoveautoremove is used to remove packages that were automatically
- installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed.
+ installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed.
changelog
@@ -337,6 +265,11 @@
Configuration Item: APT::Install-Recommends.
+
+ Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing.
+ Configuration Item: APT::Install-Suggests.
+
+
Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
Configuration Item: APT::Get::Download-Only.
@@ -417,6 +350,11 @@
Configuration Item: APT::Get::Assume-Yes.
+
+ Automatic "no" to all prompts.
+ Configuration Item: APT::Get::Assume-No.
+
+
Show upgraded packages; Print out a list of all packages that are to be
upgraded.
@@ -428,6 +366,16 @@
Configuration Item: APT::Get::Show-Versions.
+
+
+ This option controls the architecture packages are built for
+ by apt-get source --compile and how cross-builddependencies
+ 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 APT::Architecture).
+ Configuration Item: APT::Get::Host-Architecture
+
+
+
Compile source packages after downloading them.