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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 9d30a176c..fdf3e00ed 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    &apt-email;
    &apt-product;
    <!-- The last update date -->
-   <date>29 February 2004</date>
+   <date>30 October 2008</date>
  </refentryinfo>
  
  <refmeta>
@@ -33,17 +33,65 @@
  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
       <command>apt-get</command>
-      <arg><option>-hvs</option></arg>
-      <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
-      <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
+      <arg><option>-hvsqdyfmubV</option></arg>
+      <arg>
+	      <option>-o=
+		      <group choice='opt'>
+			      <arg>
+				      <replaceable>config_string</replaceable>
+			      </arg>
+			      <arg>
+				      <replaceable>config string</replaceable>
+			      </arg>
+		      </group>
+	      </option>
+      </arg>
+      <arg>
+	      <option>-c=
+		      <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>
+	      </option>
+      </arg>
+      <arg>
+	      <option>-t=
+		      <group choice='opt'>
+			      <arg>
+				      <replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+			      </arg>
+			      <arg>
+				      <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
+			      </arg>
+		      </group>
+	      </option>
+      </arg>
+
       <group choice="req">
          <arg>update</arg>
          <arg>upgrade</arg>
          <arg>dselect-upgrade</arg>
-         <arg>install <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+         <arg>install 
+		 <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
+			<group choice='opt'>
+				<arg>
+					=<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+				</arg>
+				<arg>
+					/<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+				</arg>
+			</group>
+		 </arg>
+	 </arg>
          <arg>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
-         <arg>source <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+	 </arg>
+         <arg>source 
+		 <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
+			 <group choice='opt'>
+				 <arg>
+					 =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+				 </arg>
+			 </group>
+		 </arg>
+	 </arg>
          <arg>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
          <arg>check</arg>
          <arg>clean</arg>
@@ -111,17 +159,25 @@
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>install</term>
-     <listitem><para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for 
-     installation. Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified 
-     filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, libc6 would be the 
-     argument provided, not <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>) All packages required 
-     by the package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and 
-     installed. The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is used to locate 
-     the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with 
-     no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it is 
-     installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a package to 
-     install. These latter features may be used to override decisions made by 
-     apt-get's conflict resolution system.</para>
+     <listitem>
+	     <para>
+		     <literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more 
+		     packages desired for installation or upgrading. 
+		     Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified 
+		     filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, 
+		     libc6 would be the argument provided, not 
+		     <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required 
+		     by the package(s) specified for installation will also 
+		     be retrieved and installed. 
+		     The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is 
+		     used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is 
+		     appended to the package name (with no intervening space), 
+		     the identified package will be removed if it is installed. 
+		     Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a 
+		     package to install. These latter features may be used 
+		     to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict 
+		     resolution system.
+	     </para>
 
      <para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by 
      following the package name with an equals and the version of the package 
@@ -133,6 +189,17 @@
      <para>Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must
      be used with care.</para>
 
+	<para>This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or 
+		more already-installed packages without upgrading every package 
+		you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which 
+		installs the newest version of all currently installed packages, 
+		"install" will install the newest version of only the package(s) 
+		specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish 
+		to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its 
+		dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and 
+		installed.
+	</para>
+
      <para>Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to
      create an alternative installation policy for
      individual packages.</para>
@@ -371,8 +438,10 @@
                    <term><option>--target-release</option></term>
                    <term><option>--default-release</option></term>
      <listitem><para>This option controls the default input to the policy engine, it creates
-     a default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string. The
-     preferences file may further override this setting. In short, this option
+     a default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string.
+     This overrides the general settings in <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename>.
+     Specifically pinned packages are not affected by the value
+     of this option. In short, this option
      lets you have simple control over which distribution packages will be
      retrieved from. Some common examples might be 
      <option>-t '2.1*'</option> or <option>-t unstable</option>.
@@ -412,9 +481,9 @@
      Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term><option>--diff-only</option></term><term><option>--tar-only</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Download only the diff or tar file of a source archive. 
-     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal> and 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--diff-only</option></term><term><option>--dsc-only</option></term><term><option>--tar-only</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>Download only the diff, dsc, or tar file of a source archive. 
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal>, <literal>APT::Get::Dsc-Only</literal>, and 
      <literal>APT::Get::Tar-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
@@ -425,7 +494,7 @@
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-unauthenticated</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it.
-     This is usefull for tools like pbuilder.
+     This is useful for tools like pbuilder.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
@@ -493,7 +562,14 @@
  <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
    <para><command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
  </refsect1>
-
+ <refsect1>
+	 <title>ORIGINAL AUTHORS</title>
+	 &apt-author.jgunthorpe;
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect2>
+	 <title>CURRENT AUTHORS</title>
+	 &apt-author.team;
+	 &apt-qapage;
+ </refsect2>
  &manbugs;
- 
 </refentry>