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authorWesley Schwengle <wesleys@opperschaap.net>2024-03-12 12:21:28 -0400
committerWesley Schwengle <wesleys@opperschaap.net>2024-03-12 12:21:28 -0400
commite5a15f0d330ecd6b0d26233b64183e93ca4a57bb (patch)
tree9396ea062f87bf66599b9845c9e406cece330d7e /doc
parent92dfc56a541894e293019920fe9031ae4d42fb29 (diff)
Update documentation for apt-get upgrade with pkg arg
Closes: #1065831 Signed-off-by: Wesley Schwengle <wesleys@opperschaap.net>
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-rw-r--r--doc/apt-get.8.xml10
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 8d6bd8ede..cab6120f9 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@
retrieved and installed. New versions of currently installed packages that
cannot be upgraded without changing the install status of another package
will be left at their current version. An <literal>update</literal> must be
- performed first so that <command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions of packages are
- available.</para></listitem>
+ performed first so that <command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions
+ of packages are available.</para><para>When a package is supplied as an
+ argument, the package will be installed prior to the upgrade
+ action.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>dist-upgrade</option></term>
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@
The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of locations
from which to retrieve desired package files.
See also &apt-preferences; for a mechanism for
- overriding the general settings for individual packages.</para></listitem>
+ overriding the general settings for individual packages.</para><para>When
+ a package is supplied as an argument, the package will be installed prior
+ to the upgrade action.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>dselect-upgrade</option></term>