The following commit has been merged in the master branch: commit 9dc6ea29b59050af1fd06c6c348afacc428de8f4 Author: Lars Buitinck <larsm...@gmail.com> Date: Wed Apr 6 14:09:00 2011 +0200
dpkg-query(1): improve description of --search diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 4a038e6..2532866 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ dpkg (1.16.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low [ Raphaël Hertzog ] * Dpkg::Deps: Implement new "reset" method and bump module version to 1.01 due to this. + * Improved description of --search in dpkg-query(1). Closes: #621066 + Thanks to Lars Buitinck <larsm...@gmail.com> for the patch. [ Guillem Jover ] * Install deb-src-control(5) man pages in dpkg-dev. Closes: #620520 diff --git a/man/dpkg-query.1 b/man/dpkg-query.1 index 50a47eb..162c922 100644 --- a/man/dpkg-query.1 +++ b/man/dpkg-query.1 @@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ available. It might get deprecated later on if better interfaces or the current architectural deficiencies have been solved. .TP .BR \-S ", " \-\-search " \fIfilename-search-pattern\fP..." -Search for a filename from installed packages. All standard shell -wildchars can be used in the pattern. This command will not list -extra files created by maintainer scripts, nor will it list -alternatives. +Search for packages that own files corresponding to the given pattern. +Standard shell wildchars can be used in the pattern. +This command will not list extra files created by maintainer scripts, +nor will it list alternatives. .TP .BR \-p ", " \-\-print\-avail " \fIpackage-name\fP..." Display details about \fIpackage-name\fP, as found in -- dpkg's main repository -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-cvs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org