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APT-CACHE(8)                                                      APT-CACHE(8)



NAME

       apt-cache - APT  --

SYNOPSIS

       apt-cache [-hvsn] [-o=config string] [-c=file] {[add file...] |
                 [gencaches] | [showpkg pkg...] | [showsrc pkg...] | [stats] |
                 [dump] | [dumpavail] | [unmet] | [search regex] |
                 [show pkg...] | [depends pkg...] | [rdepends pkg...] |
                 [pkgnames prefix] | [dotty pkg...] | [policy pkgs...] |
                 [madison pkgs...]}


       apt-cache
        APT apt-cache


       -h

       --help


       add file(s)
           add


       gencaches
           gencaches

           apt-get check

           sources.list(5)

           /var/lib/dpkg/status

       showpkg pkg(s)
           showpkg
                () apt-cache showpkg libreadline2


               Package: libreadline2
               Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages),
               Reverse Depends:
                 libreadlineg2,libreadline2
                 libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2
               Dependencies:
               2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null))
               Provides:
               2.1-12 -
               Reverse Provides:
           libreadline2  version 2.1-12  libc5  ncurses3.0 libreadline2
           libreadlineg2  libreadline2-altdev  libreadline2  libreadline2
           libc5, ncurses3.0, ldso  libreadlineg2  libreadline2-altdev   apt

       stats
           stats


           +o

           +o

           +o     ( )  Debian GNU/Linux  "mail-transport-agent"
               "mail-transport-agent"  "mail-transport-agent"

           +o      Debian GNU/Linux "X11-text-viewer" "X11-text-viewer"  xless

           +o      Debian GNU/Linux  debconf  debconf-tiny

           +o       ()

           +o       ( "stable"  "unstable" )

           +o



       showsrc pkg(s)
           showsrc


       dump
           dump


       dumpavail
           dumpavail

           dpkg(8)

           dselect(8)


       unmet
           unmet


       show pkg(s)
           show

           dpkg --print-avail


       search regex [ regex ... ]
           search

           --full

           show

           --names-only



             and

       depends pkg(s)
           depends


       rdepends pkg(s)
           rdepends


       pkgnames [ prefix ]

           --generate


       dotty pkg(s)
           dotty

           GraphViz[1]
            dotty     APT::Cache::GivenOnly




           ) dotty

       policy [ pkg(s) ]
           policy


       madison /[ pkg(s) ]
           apt-cache

           madison Debian madison

           madison
            APT  (APT::Architecture)


       -f-,--no-f, -f=no


       -p, --pkg-cache
              - Dir::Cache::pkgcache

       -s, --src-cache

           gencaches

            - Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache

       -q, --quiet
            -    2  q  -q=#
              - quiet

       -i, --important
            - unmet    - APT::Cache::Important

       -f, --full
           search   - APT::Cache::ShowFull

       -a, --all-versions

           --no-all-versions

           --no-all-versions
             ()  show   - APT::Cache::AllVersions

       -g, --generate

           --no-generate
             - APT::Cache::Generate

       --names-only, -n
             - APT::Cache::NamesOnly

       --all-names
           pkgnames
              - APT::Cache::AllNames

       --recurse
           depends

           rdepends
             - APT::Cache::RecurseDepends

       --installed

           depends

           rdepends
              - APT::Cache::Installed

       -h, --help


       -v, --version


       -c, --config-file

           apt.conf(5)


       -o, --option

           -o Foo::Bar=bar



       /etc/apt/sources.list
             - Dir::Etc::SourceList

       /var/lib/apt/lists/
           sources.list(5)
              - Dir::State::Lists

       /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/
             - Dir::State::Lists ()


       apt.conf(5), sources.list(5), apt-get(8)


       apt-cache
        0   100


       APT [2]  APT /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt

       reportbug(1)



       <nabetaro [AT] debian.jp> (2003-2006), Debian JP Documentation ML
       <debian-doc [AT] debian.jp>

AUTHORS

       Jason Gunthorpe
           Author.

       APT team
           Author.

NOTES

        1. GraphViz
           http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/

        2. APT
           http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt



Linux                          29 February 2004                   APT-CACHE(8)

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