X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/5f4331c4d265aa83229e3e58edd49e54731fb646..c307a4f0aa29c9c52a0e028524d21b448a53d09b:/doc/apt-cache.8.xml?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml index 538de3c27..42d700c82 100644 --- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ %aptent; + +%aptverbatiment; + ]> @@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 29 February 2004 + 04 February 2011 @@ -27,38 +30,11 @@ apt-cache - APT package handling utility -- cache manipulator + query the APT cache - - - - apt-cache - - - - - add file - gencaches - showpkg pkg - showsrc pkg - stats - dump - dumpavail - unmet - search regex - show pkg - depends pkg - rdepends pkg - pkgnames prefix - dotty pkg - xvcg pkg - policy pkgs - madison pkgs - - - - + &synopsis-command-apt-cache; + Description apt-cache performs a variety of operations on APT's package cache. apt-cache does not manipulate the state of the system @@ -69,11 +45,6 @@ commands below must be present. - add file(s) - add adds the named package index files to the package cache. - This is for debugging only. - - gencaches gencaches performs the same operation as apt-get check. It builds the source and package caches from @@ -266,7 +237,7 @@ Reverse Provides: about the priority selection of the named package. - madison /[ pkg(s) ] + madison [ pkg(s) ] apt-cache's madison command attempts to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian archive management tool, madison. It displays @@ -309,6 +280,20 @@ Reverse Provides: Configuration Item: APT::Cache::Important. + + + + + + + + + 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. + Print full package records when searching. Configuration Item: APT::Cache::ShowFull.