Use '--clear-selections' in the dpkg man page example on how to transfer

the status to another installation. Closes: #137442

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 771aece6b54df3f8ee1082768442ee3414b172e1..2ca2ba5be8cc00c72243ce789a115035a343a978 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ dpkg (1.13.18~) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Obsolete force/refuse 'auto-select' dpkg option.
   * Add new '--clear-selections' option to dpkg (Andrew Suffield).
     Closes: #112388
+  * Use '--clear-selections' in the dpkg man page example on how to transfer
+    the status to another installation. Closes: #137442
 
   [ Christian Perrier ]
   * 

diff --git a/man/C/dpkg.1 b/man/C/dpkg.1
index 25a4e72657549a69c6469d7fc735354587d36581..54e0e92205869b28e664aabec1adec524b0d9f33 100644 (file)
--- a/man/C/dpkg.1
+++ b/man/C/dpkg.1
@@ -589,8 +589,10 @@ To make a local copy of the package selection states:
 You might transfer this file to another computer, and install it there
 with:
 .br
+\fB     dpkg \-\-clear\-selections\fP
 \fB     dpkg \-\-set\-selections <myselections\fP
 .br
+
 Note that this will not actually install or remove anything, but just
 set the selection state on the requested packages. You will need some
 other application to actually download and install the requested

diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index 5199be04d1895895e05d192812667bbf04f2fdf7..bf25fc095fcf2c5b75716c32969de6c024597501 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-04-10  Guillem Jover  <guillem@debian.org>
+
+       * C/dpkg.1: Document the new way to replicate the package status to
+       another installation by using '--clear-selections'.
+
 2006-04-10  Andrew Suffield  <asuffield@debian.org>
 
        * C/dpkg.1: Document the new '--clear-selections' option.