X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/2d4aa48a2e3e493780a797b828a04066ef1994fa..b1a6d48bb4a5644ad9b76718f66d8aa7e00af902:/doc/apt-cache.8.xml diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml index 8b76f55b9..c61d00e47 100644 --- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml @@ -226,11 +226,14 @@ Reverse Provides: pkgnames [ prefix ] - This command prints the name of each package in the system. The optional + 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. + option. + 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. + dotty pkg(s) @@ -357,21 +360,8 @@ Reverse Provides: Files - /etc/apt/sources.list - Locations to fetch packages from. - Configuration Item: Dir::Etc::SourceList. - - - &statedir;/lists/ - Storage area for state information for each package resource specified in - &sources-list; - Configuration Item: Dir::State::Lists. - - - &statedir;/lists/partial/ - Storage area for state information in transit. - Configuration Item: Dir::State::Lists (implicit partial). - + &file-sourceslist; + &file-statelists;