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diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index 6c8938d8c..9851135b1 100644
--- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
apt-cache8
+ APT
@@ -225,11 +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 nessasarily available to download,
+ installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in the generated list.
+ dotty pkg(s)
@@ -356,21 +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;