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diff --git a/man/dpkg.1 b/man/dpkg.1 index d9d2199f0..19692bf2f 100644 --- a/man/dpkg.1 +++ b/man/dpkg.1 @@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ working. .TP \fB\-\-get\-selections\fP [\fIpackage-name-pattern\fP...] Get list of package selections, and write it to stdout. Without a pattern, -non-installed packages (i.e. those which have been previously purged) -will not be shown. +non-installed packages (i.e. those which have been previously purged) will +not be shown. .TP .B \-\-set\-selections Set package selections using file read from stdin. This file should be @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ in the format '\fIpackage\fP \fIstate\fP', where state is one of \fBinstall\fP, \fBhold\fP, \fBdeinstall\fP or \fBpurge\fP. Blank lines and comment lines beginning with '#' are also permitted. -The available database needs to be up-to-date for this command to be +The \fIavailable\fP file needs to be up-to-date for this command to be useful, otherwise unknown packages will be ignored with a warning. See the \fB\-\-update\-avail\fP and \fB\-\-merge\-avail\fP commands for more information. @@ -793,9 +793,9 @@ for more information about them: . .SH EXAMPLES To list installed packages related to the editor \fBvi\fP(1) (note that -\fBdpkg\-query\fP does not load the available file anymore by default, and -the \fBdpkg\-query\fP \fB\-\-load\-avail\fP option should be used instead -for that): +\fBdpkg\-query\fP does not load the \fIavailable\fP file anymore by +default, and the \fBdpkg\-query\fP \fB\-\-load\-avail\fP option should +be used instead for that): .br \fB dpkg \-l \(aq*vi*\(aq\fP .br @@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ To remove an installed elvis package: .br To install a package, you first need to find it in an archive or -CDROM. The "available" file shows that the vim package is in section +CDROM. The \fIavailable\fP file shows that the vim package is in section "editors": .br \fB cd /media/cdrom/pool/main/v/vim\fP @@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ To make a local copy of the package selection states: .br You might transfer this file to another computer, and after having updated -the available database there with your package manager frontend of choice +the \fIavailable\fP file there with your package manager frontend of choice (see https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ for more details), for example: .br \fB avail=`mktemp`\fP |