doc/apt-get.8.xml: advanced descriptions for 'remove' and 'purge'.

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9dd22caf47586ee84f8c08f85be0f9ebdbcd9ea8..1f39db3b4ea3ada9445bfb690984e8068671f50d 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ apt (0.7.18) unstable; urgency=low
   * doc/sources.list.5.xml:
     - Fixed typo and grammar in 'sources.list.d' section. Thanks to
       Timothy G Abbott <tabbott@MIT.EDU>. (Closes: #478098)
   * doc/sources.list.5.xml:
     - Fixed typo and grammar in 'sources.list.d' section. Thanks to
       Timothy G Abbott <tabbott@MIT.EDU>. (Closes: #478098)

+  * doc/apt-get.8.xml:
+    - Advanced descriptions for 'remove' and 'purge' options.
+      (Closes: #274283)

 
  -- Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf.devel@gmail.com>  Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:18:15 +0200
 
 
  -- Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf.devel@gmail.com>  Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:18:15 +0200
 

diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 73bacf09bd09481bad7542c1096cea42498d7835..325f1964d6fd0833fb41c0bb11cec277a278a2bb 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -213,14 +213,15 @@
 
      <varlistentry><term>remove</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are 
 
      <varlistentry><term>remove</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are 

-     removed instead of installed. If a plus sign is appended to the package 
+        removed instead of installed. Note the removing a package leaves its
+        configuration files in system. If a plus sign is appended to the package 

      name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be 
      installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>purge</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are 
      name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be 
      installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>purge</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are 

-     removed and purged.</para></listitem>
+     removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).</para></listitem>

      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>source</term>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>source</term>


@@ -419,7 +420,8 @@
      <varlistentry><term><option>--purge</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed.
      An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are
      <varlistentry><term><option>--purge</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed.
      An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are

-     scheduled to be purged.
+        scheduled to be purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent for
+        <option>purge</option> command.

      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>