X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/5fd32be67c0656c9b60351b8c05f1833e3042d25..63fc55509fc32466b1027e9e91cc3220ee21a1e0:/doc/apt-cache.8.xml diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml index 26d55a519..9851135b1 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 nessasarily available to download, + installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in the generated list. + dotty pkg(s)