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diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index a9f6c8da2..b649149af 100644
--- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
Total distinct versions is the number of package versions
- found in the cache; this value is therefore at least equal to the
- number of total package names. If more than one distribution is being accessed
+ found in the cache. If more than one distribution is being accessed
(for instance, "stable" and "unstable"), this value
can be considerably larger than the number of total package names.
@@ -136,9 +135,12 @@ Reverse Provides:
- showsrc displays all the source package records that match
- the given package names. All versions are shown, as well as all
- records that declare the name to be a binary package.
+ showsrc displays all the
+ source package records that match the given package names. All
+ versions are shown, as well as all records that declare the name
+ to be a binary package. Use to
+ display only source package names.
+
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
If is given
then output identical to show is produced for each matched
package, and if is given then the long description
- is not searched, only the package name is.
+ is not searched, only the package name and provided packages are.
Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that
are and'ed together.
@@ -281,12 +283,23 @@ Reverse Provides:
- Per default the depends and
- rdepends print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with
+ Per default the depends and
+ rdepends print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with
these flags which will omit the specified dependency type.
Configuration Item: APT::Cache::ShowDependencyType
e.g. APT::Cache::ShowRecommends.
+
+
+ Per default depends and rdepends
+ print only dependencies explicitly expressed in the metadata. With this flag
+ it will also show dependencies implicitely added based on the encountered data.
+ A Conflicts: foo e.g. expresses implicitely that this package
+ also conflicts with the package foo from any other architecture.
+ Configuration Item: APT::Cache::ShowImplicit.
+
+
+
Print full package records when searching.
Configuration Item: APT::Cache::ShowFull.
@@ -308,7 +321,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
- Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions.
+ Only search on the package and provided package names, not the long descriptions.
Configuration Item: APT::Cache::NamesOnly.