Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.1 Severity: wishlist It would be nice if the dpkg option --print-avail could be aliases to something more handy to type, like -p.
I guess something like the patch below should be enough: --- dpkg-1.4.1.orig/main/main.c Sun Nov 1 17:35:24 1998 +++ dpkg-1.4.1/main/main.c Sun Nov 22 19:11:25 1998 @@ -70,3 +70,3 @@ dpkg -s|--status <package-name> ... display package status details\n\ - dpkg --print-avail <package-name> ... display available version details\n\ + dpkg -p|--print-avail <package-name> .. display available version details\n\ dpkg -L|--listfiles <package-name> ... list files ned' by package(s)\n\ @@ -308,3 +308,3 @@ ACTION( "set-selections", 0, act_setselections, setselections ), - ACTION( "print-avail", 0, act_printavail, enqperpackage ), + ACTION( "print-avail", 'p', act_printavail, enqperpackage ), ACTION( "update-avail", 0, act_avreplace, updateavailable ), Regards, -Remco -- System Information Debian Release: potato Kernel Version: Linux oloon 2.1.129 #3 Fri Nov 20 16:13:27 CET 1998 i586 unknown Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: ii libc6 2.0.7u-5 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files) ii libstdc++2.8 2.90.29-1 The GNU stdc++ library (old egcs version) ii ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8.11 Video terminal manipulation - shared librari
