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Document --command-fd.

Adam Heath 25 years ago
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ChangeLog

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+Sun Jan 14 18:23:07 CST 2001 Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
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+  * main/dpkg.8: Document --command-fd.
+
 Sun Jan 14 13:54:46 EST 2001 Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
 Sun Jan 14 13:54:46 EST 2001 Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
 
 
   * optlib/obstack.[ch]: New files for non GNU systems
   * optlib/obstack.[ch]: New files for non GNU systems

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main/dpkg.8

@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ than any version: \fBlt-nl le-nl ge-nl gt-nl\fP.  These are provided
 only for compatibility with control file syntax: \fB< << <= = >= >>
 only for compatibility with control file syntax: \fB< << <= = >= >>
 >\fP.
 >\fP.
 .TP
 .TP
+.B dpkg --command-fd <n>
+Accept a series of commands on input file descriptor \fB<n>\fP.  Note:
+additional options set on the command line, and thru this file descriptor,
+are not reset for subsequent commands executed during the same run.
+.TP
 .B dpkg --help
 .B dpkg --help
 Display a brief help message.
 Display a brief help message.
 .TP
 .TP
@@ -456,9 +461,9 @@ be marked selected for installation.
 Don't install the package if the same version of the package is already
 Don't install the package if the same version of the package is already
 installed.
 installed.
 .TP
 .TP
-\fB--status-pipe\fP\fI<n>\fP
+\fB--status-fd \fP\fI<n>\fP
 Send package status info to file descriptor \fI<n>\fP.  This can be given
 Send package status info to file descriptor \fI<n>\fP.  This can be given
-multiple times.
+multiple times.  Status updates are of the form `status: <pkg>: <pkg qstate>'.
 .SH FILES
 .SH FILES
 The files listed here are in their default directories, see option
 The files listed here are in their default directories, see option
 \fB--admindir\fP to see how to change locations of these files.
 \fB--admindir\fP to see how to change locations of these files.