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@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ having the name and installed version of the package, separated by a tab.
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.BR \-s ", " \-\-status " \fIpackage-name\fP..."
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Report status of specified package. This just displays the entry in
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-the installed package status database.
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+the installed package status database. When multiple \fIpackage-name\fP
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+are listed, the requested status entries are separated by an empty line.
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.TP
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.BR \-L ", " \-\-listfiles " \fIpackage-name\fP..."
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-List files installed to your system from \fIpackage-name\fP. Each list
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-of files per \fIpackage-name\fP is separated by a blank line.
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-However, note that files created by package-specific
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+List files installed to your system from \fIpackage-name\fP. When multiple
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+\fIpackage-name\fP are listed, the requested lists of files are separated
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+by an empty line. However, note that files created by package-specific
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installation-scripts are not listed.
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.TP
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.BR \-c ", " \-\-control\-path " \fIpackage-name\fP [\fIcontrol-file\fP]"
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@@ -98,7 +99,11 @@ nor will it list alternatives.
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.TP
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.BR \-p ", " \-\-print\-avail " \fIpackage-name\fP..."
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Display details about \fIpackage-name\fP, as found in
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-\fI/var/lib/dpkg/available\fP. Users of APT-based frontends
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+\fI/var/lib/dpkg/available\fP. When multiple \fIpackage-name\fP are
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+listed, the requested \fIavailable\fP entries are separated by an empty
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+line.
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+
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+Users of APT-based frontends
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should use \fBapt\-cache show\fP \fIpackage-name\fP instead
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as the \fIavailable\fP file is only kept up-to-date when
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using \fBdselect\fP.
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