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diff --git a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..76675fc --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,163 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent"> %aptent; +<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent"> %aptverbatiment; +<!ENTITY % aptvendor SYSTEM "apt-vendor.ent"> %aptvendor; +]> + +<refentry> + + <refentryinfo> + &apt-author.moconnor; + &apt-author.team; + &apt-email; + &apt-product; + <!-- The last update date --> + <date>2018-12-11T00:00:00Z</date> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>apt-mark</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + + <!-- Man page title --> + <refnamediv> + <refname>apt-mark</refname> + <refpurpose>show, set and unset various settings for a package</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + &synopsis-command-apt-mark; + + <refsect1><title>Description</title> + <para><command>apt-mark</command> can be used as a unified front-end to set + various settings for a package, such as marking a package as being + automatically/manually installed or changing <command>dpkg</command> + selections such as hold, install, deinstall and purge which are respected + e.g. by <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> or <command>aptitude</command>. + </para> + </refsect1><refsect1><title>Automatically and Manually Installed Packages</title> + <para> + When you request that a package is installed, and as a result + other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the + dependencies are marked as being automatically installed, while the + package you installed explicitly is marked as manually installed. + Once an automatically installed package is no longer depended on + by any manually installed package it is considered no longer needed + and e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command> + will at least suggest removing them. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term><option>auto</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>auto</literal> is used to mark a + package as being automatically installed, which will cause the + package to be removed when no more manually installed packages + depend on this package. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>manual</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>manual</literal> is used to mark a + package as being manually installed, which will prevent the + package from being automatically removed if no other packages + depend on it. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>minimize-manual</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>minimize-manual</literal> is used to mark + (transitive) dependencies of metapackages as automatically installed. + This can be used after an installation for example, to minimize the + number of manually installed packages; or continuously on systems + managed by system configuration metapackages. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><option>showauto</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a + list of automatically installed packages with each package on a new line. + All automatically installed packages will be listed if no package is given. + If packages are given only those which are automatically installed will be shown. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>showmanual</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>showmanual</literal> can be used in + the same way as <literal>showauto</literal> except that it will print + a list of manually installed packages instead. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <refsect2><title>Options</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-f=&synopsis-param-filename;</option></term> + <term><option>--file=&synopsis-param-filename;</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter + &synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which + is <filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined + by the Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + </refsect1><refsect1><title>Prevent Changes for a Package</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term><option>hold</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a + package as held back, which will prevent the package from being + automatically installed, upgraded or removed. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>unhold</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>unhold</literal> is used to cancel a + previously set hold on a package to allow all actions again. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>showhold</option></term> + <listitem><para><literal>showhold</literal> is used to print a list + of packages on hold in the same way as for the other show commands. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1><refsect1><title>Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge</title> + <para> + Some front-ends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used to + apply previously scheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes + can be scheduled with the <option>install</option>, <option>remove</option> + (also known as <option>deinstall</option>) and <option>purge</option> commands. + Packages with a specific selection can be displayed with <option>showinstall</option>, + <option>showremove</option> and <option>showpurge</option> respectively. + More information about these so called dpkg selections can be found in &dpkg;. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>Options</title> + <variablelist> + &apt-commonoptions; + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>Files</title> + <variablelist> + &file-extended_states; + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>See Also</title> + <para><phrase>&apt-get;,&aptitude;,&apt-conf;</phrase></para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title> + <para><command>apt-mark</command> returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on error.</para> + </refsect1> + + &manbugs; + +</refentry> |