Leonardo Chiquitto wrote: > I must say that this is kind of confusing, considering the help screen: > (...) > patches, pch List patches > list-updates, lu List updates > xml-updates, xu List updates and patches in xml format > > As we have "list-updates" and "patches", it isn't straightforward for a > beginner > to guess that "list-updates" (by default) just lists patches.
Yes i agree. The texts should be improved. E.g. patches, pch List all available patches. list-updates, lu List updates of given type (default: patch) xml-updates, xu List package and patch updates in xml format To explain it in more detail: - zypper patches list _all_ patches (much like zypper search -t patch) with special Category and Status columns. - zypper list-updates lists available _updates_, that is, for patches it lists only _needed_ patches, for packages it lists only newer versions of those packages which are currently installed. - xml-updates combines zypper list-updates -t package and patch and prints the output in xml. I'll check the man page if it reflects what i just said :O) Cheers Jano --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
