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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
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> |