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author | Arch Librarian <arch@canonical.com> | 2004-09-20 17:05:19 +0000 |
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committer | Arch Librarian <arch@canonical.com> | 2004-09-20 17:05:19 +0000 |
commit | 24f6490f4ba3572069619d88e053db5cb07e846c (patch) | |
tree | 2c4774b6233e12f552dc9bde4e62e1f7fa6f9b6f /doc/apt-config.8.xml | |
parent | 16633d164ed17530dca1d016db26176e99a02557 (diff) |
* Replace SGML manpages with XML man pages from richard...
Author: mdz
Date: 2004-02-07 21:48:14 GMT
* Replace SGML manpages with XML man pages from richard.bos@xs4all.nl
(Closes: #230687)
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diff --git a/doc/apt-config.8.xml b/doc/apt-config.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ae29ddb66 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/apt-config.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [ + +<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent"> +%aptent; + +]> + +<refentry> + &apt-docinfo; + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>apt-config</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <!-- Man page title --> + <refnamediv> + <refname>apt-config</refname> + <refpurpose>APT Configuration Query program</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <!-- Arguments --> + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>apt-config</command> + <arg><option>-hv</option></arg> + <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg> + <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg> + <group choice="req"> + <arg>shell</arg> + <arg>dump</arg> + </group> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1><title>Description</title> + <para><command>apt-config</command> is an internal program used by various + portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses + the main configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> in a + manner that is easy to use by scripted applications.</para> + + <para>Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is + given one of the commands below must be present. + </para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term>shell</term> + <listitem><para> + shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell + script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell + variable and the second the configuration value to query. As output + it lists a series of shell assignments commands for each present value. + In a shell script it should be used like: + </para> + +<informalexample><programlisting> +OPTS="-f" +RES=`apt-config shell OPTS MyApp::options` +eval $RES +</programlisting></informalexample> + + <para>This will set the shell environment variable $OPTS to the value of + MyApp::options with a default of <option>-f</option>.</para> + + + <para>The configuration item may be postfixed with a /[fdbi]. f returns + file names, d returns directories, b returns true or false and i returns + an integer. Each of the returns is normalized and verified + internally.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>dump</term> + <listitem><para> + Just show the contents of the configuration space.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>options</title> + &apt-cmdblurb; + + <variablelist> + + &apt-commonoptions; + + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>See Also</title> + <para> + &apt-conf; + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title> + <para><command>apt-config</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error. + </para> + </refsect1> + + &manbugs; + &manauthor; + +</refentry> + |