X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/e2fa0aa64d2249129543f82a213043d96469be1c..9a2902305b75a6bc5a288fd1b12323c77df09b8c:/doc/apt-cache.8.xml diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml index a53a64446..b649149af 100644 --- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml @@ -1,15 +1,9 @@ -%aptent; - - -%aptverbatiment; - - -%aptvendor; + %aptent; + %aptverbatiment; + %aptvendor; ]> @@ -128,8 +122,7 @@ Reverse Provides: Total distinct versions is the number of package versions - found in the cache; this value is therefore at least equal to the - number of total package names. If more than one distribution is being accessed + found in the cache. If more than one distribution is being accessed (for instance, "stable" and "unstable"), this value can be considerably larger than the number of total package names. @@ -142,9 +135,12 @@ Reverse Provides: - showsrc displays all the source package records that match - the given package names. All versions are shown, as well as all - records that declare the name to be a binary package. + showsrc displays all the + source package records that match the given package names. All + versions are shown, as well as all records that declare the name + to be a binary package. Use to + display only source package names. + @@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ Reverse Provides: If is given then output identical to show is produced for each matched package, and if is given then the long description - is not searched, only the package name is. + is not searched, only the package name and provided packages are. Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that are and'ed together. @@ -287,12 +283,23 @@ Reverse Provides: - Per default the depends and - rdepends print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with + 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. + + + Per default depends and rdepends + print only dependencies explicitly expressed in the metadata. With this flag + it will also show dependencies implicitely added based on the encountered data. + A Conflicts: foo e.g. expresses implicitely that this package + also conflicts with the package foo from any other architecture. + Configuration Item: APT::Cache::ShowImplicit. + + + Print full package records when searching. Configuration Item: APT::Cache::ShowFull. @@ -314,7 +321,7 @@ Reverse Provides: - Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions. + Only search on the package and provided package names, not the long descriptions. Configuration Item: APT::Cache::NamesOnly.