From f131ee9c56b99429374dfcce583872ad9259ed96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chantry Xavier <shiningxc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:41:57 +0200
Subject: Update manpage with new query options.
Dan: did a bit more updating and clarifying.
Signed-off-by: Chantry Xavier <shiningxc@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
---
doc/pacman.8.txt | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 26bb0537..5e5d2f55 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -137,9 +137,17 @@ Query Options[[QO]]
View the ChangeLog of a package. Not every package will provide one but
it will be shown if available.
-*-e, \--orphans*::
- List all packages that were pulled in by a previously installed package
- but no longer required by any installed package.
+*-d, \--deps*::
+ List all packages installed as dependencies. This option can be combined
+ with '-t' for listing real orphans- packages that were installed as
+ dependencies but are no longer required by any installed package. ('-Qdt'
+ is equivalent to the pacman 3.0.X '-Qe' option.)
+
+*-e, \--explicit*::
+ List all packages explicitly installed. This option can be combined with
+ '-t' to list top-level packages- those packages that were explicitly
+ installed but are not required by any other package. ('-Qet' is equivalent
+ to the pacman 2.9.X '-Qe' option.)
*-g, \--groups*::
Display all packages that are members of a named group. If not name is
@@ -154,12 +162,13 @@ Query Options[[QO]]
specified on the command line.
*-m, \--foreign*::
- List all packages that were not found in the sync database(s). Typically
- these are packages that were downloaded manually and installed with
- '\--upgrade'.
+ Restrict or filter output to packages that were not found in the sync
+ database(s). Typically these are packages that were downloaded manually
+ and installed with '\--upgrade'.
*-o, \--owns* <'file'>::
- Search for the package that owns file.
+ Search for the package that owns file. The path can be relative or
+ absolute.
*-p, \--file*::
Signifies that the package supplied on the command line is a file and
@@ -170,13 +179,17 @@ Query Options[[QO]]
This will search each locally-installed package for names or
descriptions that match `regexp`.
-*-t, \--test*::
- Run some brief checks looking at the consistency of the local database.
+*-t, \--orphans*::
+ Restrict or filter output to packages not required by any currently
+ installed package.
*-u, \--upgrades*::
Lists all packages that are out of date on the local system. This option
works best if the sync database is refreshed using '-Sy'.
+*\--test*::
+ Run some brief checks looking at the consistency of the local database.
+
Remove Options[[RO]]
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