dpkg(1) and dpkg-query(1): clarify explanation of -l and --get-selections

* man/dpkg.1, man/dpkg-query.1: Clarify lisf of packages displayed
in dpkg --get-selections and dpkg-query -l.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2cfe521cde7bd27698f895c33162f83bebffa91a..7ee4edeb87e1ba5072216c55959cfbec946757bd 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-06-22  Raphael Hertzog  <hertzog@debian.org>
+
+       * man/dpkg.1, man/dpkg-query.1: Clarify lisf of packages displayed
+       in dpkg --get-selections and dpkg-query -l.
+
 2008-06-21  Raphael Hertzog  <hertzog@debian.org>
 
        * scripts/dpkg-shlibdeps.pl: If the binary analyzed is a library on a

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e4901c559513d0762849c4165bb656c7f1e8c429..b6d5395c244a7edb2d20c7a2159b03f57c3009c7 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ dpkg (1.15.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * dpkg-shlibdeps give less strong warnings for symbols not found in NEEDED
     libraries when the shared library is a non-public directory and is likely
     to be a plugin. Closes: #481165
+  * Clarify lisf of packages displayed by dpkg --get-selections and dpkg-query -l.
+    Thanks to Jidanni. Closes: #487455
 
   [ Pierre Habouzit ]
   * Add a --query option to update-alternatives. Closes: #336091, #441904

diff --git a/man/dpkg-query.1 b/man/dpkg-query.1
index 7e2702bfbfe74a178f7f95be1aa5bcb6775bc338..73cb550cda8d79fbc50660ec4f22a8b5ebe9e69d 100644 (file)
--- a/man/dpkg-query.1
+++ b/man/dpkg-query.1
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ the \fBdpkg\fP database.
 .BR \-l ", " \-\-list " \fIpackage-name-pattern\fP..."
 List packages matching given pattern. If no \fIpackage-name-pattern\fP
 is given, list all packages in \fI/var/lib/dpkg/status\fP, excluding
-the ones marked with state purge. Normal shell wildchars are allowed
+the ones marked as not-installed (i.e. those which have been previously
+purged). Normal shell wildchars are allowed
 in \fIpackage-name-pattern\fP. Please note you will probably have to
 quote \fIpackage-name-pattern\fP to prevent the shell from performing
 filename expansion. For example this will list all package names starting

diff --git a/man/dpkg.1 b/man/dpkg.1
index 2458889f2db1615cc04e4cb8524863319d496517..eda0cdd4da8d7e1509cc6bd03471734420dbd353 100644 (file)
--- a/man/dpkg.1
+++ b/man/dpkg.1
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ working.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-get\-selections\fP [\fIpackage-name-pattern\fP...]
 Get list of package selections, and write it to stdout. Without a pattern,
-packages marked with state purge 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