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diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
index a53a64446..a76eb1000 100644
--- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
-
-<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
-%aptent;
-
-<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
-%aptverbatiment;
-
-<!ENTITY % aptvendor SYSTEM "apt-vendor.ent">
-%aptvendor;
+<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent"> %aptent;
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent"> %aptverbatiment;
+<!ENTITY % aptvendor SYSTEM "apt-vendor.ent"> %aptvendor;
 ]>
 
 <refentry>
@@ -38,10 +32,16 @@
  &synopsis-command-apt-cache;
 
  <refsect1><title>Description</title>
-   <para><command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's package 
-   cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the state of the system 
-   but does provide operations to search and generate interesting output 
-   from the package metadata.</para>
+    <para>
+       <command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's
+       package cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the
+       state of the system but does provide operations to search and generate
+       interesting output from the package metadata. The metadata is acquired
+       and updated via the 'update' command of e.g. <command>apt-get</command>,
+       so that it can be outdated if the last update is too long ago, but in
+       exchange <command>apt-cache</command> works independently of the
+       availability of the configured sources (e.g. offline).
+    </para>
 
    <para>Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, one of the
    commands below must be present.</para>
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
        </listitem>
 
        <listitem><para><literal>Total distinct</literal> 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.</para>
        </listitem>
@@ -142,9 +141,12 @@ Reverse Provides:
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry><term><option>showsrc</option> <option><replaceable>&synopsis-pkg;</replaceable>…</option></term>
-     <listitem><para><literal>showsrc</literal> 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.</para></listitem>
+     <listitem><para><literal>showsrc</literal> 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 <option>--only-source</option> to
+     display only source package names.
+     </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry><term><option>dump</option></term>
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
      If <option>--full</option> is given
      then output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched
      package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long description
-     is not searched, only the package name is.</para>
+     is not searched, only the package name and provided packages are.</para>
      <para>
      Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that 
      are and'ed together.</para></listitem>
@@ -287,12 +289,23 @@ Reverse Provides:
 		   <term><option>--no-breaks</option></term>
 		   <term><option>--no-replaces</option></term>
 		   <term><option>--no-enhances</option></term>
-		   <listitem><para>Per default the <literal>depends</literal> and
-     <literal>rdepends</literal> print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with
+		   <listitem><para>Per default the <command>depends</command> and
+     <command>rdepends</command> print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with
      these flags which will omit the specified dependency type.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Show<replaceable>DependencyType</replaceable></literal>
      e.g. <literal>APT::Cache::ShowRecommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--implicit</option></term>
+	<listitem><para>Per default <command>depends</command> and <command>rdepends</command>
+	      print only dependencies explicitly expressed in the metadata. With this flag
+	      it will also show dependencies implicitely added based on the encountered data.
+	      A <literal>Conflicts: foo</literal> e.g. expresses implicitely that this package
+	      also conflicts with the package foo from any other architecture.
+	      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::ShowImplicit</literal>.
+	</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>-f</option></term><term><option>--full</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Print full package records when searching. 
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::ShowFull</literal>.</para></listitem>
@@ -314,7 +327,7 @@ Reverse Provides:
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>--names-only</option></term><term><option>-n</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions. 
+     <listitem><para>Only search on the package and provided package names, not the long descriptions.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::NamesOnly</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>