" search - search in package descriptions\n"
" show - show package details\n"
"\n"
-- " update - update list of available packages\n"
- " upgrade - upgrade the systems packages\n"
- "\n"
" install - install packages\n"
- " upgrade - upgrade the systems packages\n"
+ " remove - remove packages\n"
+ "\n"
+ " edit-sources - edit the source information file\n"
++ "\n"
++ " update - update list of available packages\n"
++ " upgrade - upgrade the systems packages\n"
);
return true;
</para>
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><option>update</option></term>
- <listitem><para><literal>update</literal> is used to
- resynchronize the package index files from their sources.
+ <varlistentry><term><option>list</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>list</literal> is used to
+ display a list of packages. It supports shell pattern for matching
+ package names and the following options:
+ <option>--installed</option>
+ <option>--upgradable</option>
+ <option>--all-versions</option>
+ are supported.
</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>upgrade</option></term>
- <listitem><para><literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the
- newest versions of all packages currently installed on the system
- from the sources enumerated in
- <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New package will be
- installed, but existing package will never removed.
+ <varlistentry><term><option>search</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>search</literal> searches for the given
+ term(s) and display matching packages.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
- <varlistentry><term><option>update</option></term>
- <listitem><para><literal>update</literal> is used to
- resynchronize the package index files from their sources.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry><term><option>upgrade</option></term>
- <listitem><para><literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the
- newest versions of all packages currently installed on the system
- from the sources enumerated in
- <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New package will be
- installed, but existing package will never removed.
++ <varlistentry><term><option>show</option></term>
++ <listitem><para><literal>show</literal> shows the package information
++ for the given package(s).
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
++ <varlistentry><term><option>edit-sources</option></term>
++ <listitem><para><literal>edit-sources</literal> lets you edit
++ your sources.list file and provides basic sanity checks.
++ </para></listitem>
++ </varlistentry>
++
++ <varlistentry><term><option>update</option></term>
++ <listitem><para><literal>update</literal> is used to
++ resynchronize the package index files from their sources.
++ </para></listitem>
++ </varlistentry>
++
++ <varlistentry><term><option>upgrade</option></term>
++ <listitem><para><literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the
++ newest versions of all packages currently installed on the system
++ from the sources enumerated in
++ <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New package will be
++ installed, but existing package will never removed.
++ </para></listitem>
++ </varlistentry>
++
++
</variablelist>
</refsect1>