X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/1221c3a38f9962ea7ac866eb507fdd798481b5d4..46361a17f0cb6f4f7c46705c5af71b6680cf5b1d:/doc/apt-cache.8.xml

diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index 26d55a519..538de3c27 100644
--- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ 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 
-       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>
@@ -226,11 +226,14 @@ Reverse Provides:
      </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 
-     <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>