From: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 23:54:41 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Use '--clear-selections' in the dpkg man page example on how to transfer
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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 771aece6..2ca2ba5b 100644
--- 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 25a4e726..54e0e922 100644
--- 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 5199be04..bf25fc09 100644
--- 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.