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| -rwxr-xr-x | bin/apt-why | 20 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/bin/apt-why b/bin/apt-why index 9af7283..37d0fde 100755 --- a/bin/apt-why +++ b/bin/apt-why @@ -57,23 +57,21 @@ apt-why - filtered reverse dependency displayer using AptPkg::Cache =head1 SYNOPSIS -B<apt-why> [ B<--not> ] I<package> +B<apt-why> [ I<options> ] I<package> =head1 DESCRIPTION -B<apt-why> displays various informations based on a I<package>s reverse -dependencies +B<apt-why> recursively displays I<package>'s reverse dependency, thus +showing which packages require I<package> on the system. -The output is prefixed by two charactes, the former representing the desired -package state, the latter the current state. +=head1 OPTIONS -The states are I<i>nstall, I<h>old, I<r>emove (deinstall), I<p>urge, -I<u>npacked, halI<f> configured, I<h>alf installed, I<c>onfigfiles installed. -An empty field means not installed. +=over -If B<--not> is specified, reverse dependencies prohibiting the installation of -I<package> are shown. Else, reverse dependencies justifying the installation -of I<package> are shown +=item B<--deptype>=I<types> + +Only show reverse dependency which mach the specified I<types> (comma separated list). +Right now, possible types are Depends, Suggests, Recommends. =head1 AUTHOR |