Provided by:
apt_0.8.3ubuntu7_i386 
NAME
apt-cache - APT --
SYNOPSIS
apt-cache [-hvsn] [-o=config string] [-c=file] {[add file...] |
[gencaches] | [showpkg pkg...] | [showsrc pkg...] | [stats] |
[dump] | [dumpavail] | [unmet] | [search regex] |
[show pkg...] | [depends pkg...] | [rdepends pkg...] |
[pkgnames prefix] | [dotty pkg...] | [xvcg pkg...] |
[policy pkgs...] | [madison pkgs...]}
apt-cache APT apt-cache
-h --help
add file(s)
add
gencaches
gencaches apt-get check sources.list(5) /var/lib/dpkg/status
showpkg pkg(s)
showpkg () apt-cache showpkg libreadline2
Package: libreadline2
Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages),
Reverse Depends:
libreadlineg2,libreadline2
libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2
Dependencies:
2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null))
Provides:
2.1-12 -
Reverse Provides:
libreadline2 version 2.1-12 libc5 ncurses3.0 libreadline2
libreadlineg2 libreadline2-altdev libreadline2 libreadline2
libc5, ncurses3.0, ldso libreadlineg2 libreadline2-altdev apt
stats
stats
o
o
o () Debian GNU/Linux "mail-transport-agent"
"mail-transport-agent" "mail-transport-agent"
o Debian GNU/Linux "X11-text-viewer" "X11-text-viewer" xless
o Debian GNU/Linux debconf debconf-tiny
o ()
o ( "stable" "unstable" )
o
showsrc pkg(s)
showsrc
dump
dump
dumpavail
dumpavail dpkg(1) dselect(1)
unmet
unmet
show pkg(s)
show dpkg --print-avail
search regex [ regex ... ]
search POSIX (regex(7) ) () --full show --names-only
and
depends pkg(s)
depends
rdepends pkg(s)
rdepends
pkgnames [ prefix ]
APT --generate
APT
dotty pkg(s)
dotty GraphViz[1] dotty APT::Cache::GivenOnly
) dotty
xvcg pkg(s)
dotty VCG tool[2] xvcg
policy [ pkg(s) ]
policy
madison /[ pkg(s) ]
apt-cache madison Debian madison madison APT (APT::Architecture)
-f-,--no-f, -f=no
-p, --pkg-cache
- Dir::Cache::pkgcache
-s, --src-cache
gencaches - Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache
-q, --quiet
- 2 q -q=# - quiet
-i, --important
- unmet depends - APT::Cache::Important
--no-pre-depends, --no-depends, --no-recommends, --no-suggests,
--no-conflicts, --no-breaks, --no-replaces, --no-enhances
Per default the depends and rdepends print all dependencies. This
can be twicked with these flags which will omit the specified
dependency type. Configuration Item: APT::Cache::ShowDependencyType
e.g. APT::Cache::ShowRecommends.
-f, --full
search - APT::Cache::ShowFull
-a, --all-versions
--no-all-versions --no-all-versions () show -
APT::Cache::AllVersions
-g, --generate
--no-generate - APT::Cache::Generate
--names-only, -n
- APT::Cache::NamesOnly
--all-names
pkgnames - APT::Cache::AllNames
--recurse
depends rdepends - APT::Cache::RecurseDepends
--installed
depends rdepends - APT::Cache::Installed
-h, --help
-v, --version
-c, --config-file
APT_CONFIG apt.conf(5)
-o, --option
-o Foo::Bar=bar -o --option
/etc/apt/sources.list
- Dir::Etc::SourceList
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/
- Dir::Etc::SourceParts
/var/lib/apt/lists/
sources.list(5) - Dir::State::Lists
/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/
- Dir::State::Lists ()
apt.conf(5), sources.list(5), apt-get(8)
apt-cache 0 100
APT [3] APT /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt reportbug(1)
nabetaro@debian.or.jp (2003-2006,2009-2010), Debian JP Documentation
ML debian-doc@debian.or.jp
AUTHORS
Jason Gunthorpe
APT
NOTES
1. GraphViz
http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/
2. VCG tool
http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html
3. APT
http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt