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authorJulian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>2025-06-10 18:02:56 +0200
committerJulian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>2025-06-10 18:03:00 +0200
commit13e0d83d3186050485442bf2e8d50a12dc9e359f (patch)
tree3386078095f96fe0f751bfe98604fedacf456f2c /doc/apt-get.8.xml
parented836aa73a87b9d60e81c607d5b4f57e9b82f948 (diff)
Revert "doc: Increase visibility of special signs' usage"
This reverts commit 66ec0dfad8ac1d4d8646a4734eb9353f3ebc0a91. This creates too much churn in the translation.
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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index e185505fc..93f02a5a7 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -104,17 +104,17 @@
by the package(s) specified for installation will also
be retrieved and installed.
The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is
- used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen (<literal>-</literal>) is
+ used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is
appended to the package name (with no intervening space),
the identified package will be removed if it is installed.
- Similarly a plus sign (<literal>+</literal>) can be used to designate a
+ Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
package to install. These latter features may be used
to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict
resolution system.
</para>
<para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by
- following the package name with an equals sign (<literal>=</literal>) and the version of the package
+ following the package name with an equals and the version of the package
to select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for
install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by
following the package name with a slash and the version of the
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
<varlistentry><term><option>remove</option></term>
<listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are
removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package leaves its
- configuration files on the system. If a plus sign (<literal>+</literal>) is appended to the package
+ configuration files on the 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>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
will not be unpacked.</para>
<para>A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name
- with an equals sign (<literal>=</literal>) and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism
+ with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism
used for the package files. This enables exact matching of the source
package name and version, implicitly enabling the
<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal> option.</para>