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authorChantry Xavier <shiningxc@gmail.com>2008-01-13 22:43:53 +0100
committerDan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>2008-01-13 18:42:26 -0600
commit6ee95afe7e9ac1b0ecdc517948ecdcc3b69ccf68 (patch)
treef19f3a532be1d33f633633e7cc32e5eea65cf150 /doc
parente93b0a2f37a41e8ba38f7ae7aa6f4ec7c5b8664d (diff)
doc: update documentation for --recursive and --cascade
This addresses some of the issues in FS#9192. Attempt to clarify the -Rc and -Rs options in the man page. Signed-off-by: Chantry Xavier <shiningxc@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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-rw-r--r--doc/pacman.8.txt12
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 0da83a67..33c0794c 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ Remove Options[[RO]]
--------------------
*-c, \--cascade*::
Remove all target packages, as well as all packages that depend on one
- or more target packages. This operation is recursive.
+ or more target packages. This operation is recursive, and must be used
+ with care since it can remove many potentially needed packages.
*-k, \--keep*::
Removes the database entry only. Leaves all files in place.
@@ -218,10 +219,11 @@ Remove Options[[RO]]
file should be renamed with a ``.pacsave'' extension.
*-s, \--recursive*::
- Remove each target specified including all dependencies, provided that
- (A) they are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not
- explicitly installed by the user. This option is analogous to a
- backwards '\--sync' operation.
+ Remove each target specified including all of their dependencies, provided
+ that (A) they are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not
+ explicitly installed by the user. This operation is recursive and analogous
+ to a backwards '\--sync' operation, and helps keep a clean system without
+ orphans.
Sync Options[[SO]]