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@@ -391,7 +391,13 @@ installed packages, sorted by their Installed\-Size.
% grep\-status \-FStatus \-sInstalled\-Size,Package \-n \\
"install ok installed" | paste \-sd " \\n" | sort \-n
.fi
-Note that there should be exactly 2 spaces in the " \\n" string.
+Note that there should be exactly 2 spaces in the " \\n" string.
+.PP
+Another usual use-case is looking for packages that have another one as
+build dependency:
+.nf
+% grep\-dctrl \-s Package \-F Build\-Depends,Build\-Depends\-Indep quilt /var/lib/apt/lists/*Sources
+.fi
.PP
These examples cover a lot of typical uses of this utility, but not
all possible uses. Use your imagination! The building blocks are