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diff --git a/man/dpkg.man b/man/dpkg.man index 588a21746..eff9d6667 100644 --- a/man/dpkg.man +++ b/man/dpkg.man @@ -674,20 +674,22 @@ Don't install a package if a newer version of the same package is already installed. This is an alias of \fB\-\-refuse\-downgrade\fP. .TP .BI \-\-admindir= dir -Change default administrative directory, which contains many files that -give information about status of installed or uninstalled packages, etc. -(Defaults to «\fI%ADMINDIR%\fP») +Set the administrative directory to \fIdirectory\fP. +This directory contains many files that give information about status of +installed or uninstalled packages, etc. +Defaults to «\fI%ADMINDIR%\fP». .TP .BI \-\-instdir= dir -Change default installation directory which refers to the directory where +Set the installation directory, which refers to the directory where packages are to be installed. \fBinstdir\fP is also the directory passed to \fBchroot\fP(2) before running package's installation scripts, which means that the scripts see \fBinstdir\fP as a root directory. -(Defaults to «\fI/\fP») +Defaults to «\fI/\fP». .TP .BI \-\-root= dir -Changing \fBroot\fP changes \fBinstdir\fP to «\fIdir\fP» and -\fBadmindir\fP to «\fIdir\fP\fB%ADMINDIR%\fP». +Set the root directory to \fBdirectory\fP, which sets the installation +directory to «\fIdir\fP» and the administrative +directory to «\fIdir\fP\fB%ADMINDIR%\fP». .TP \fB\-O\fP, \fB\-\-selected\-only\fP Only process the packages that are selected for installation. The |