Package: dpkg
Version: 1.13.21
Severity: minor
In the first three columns, "dpkg-query -l" (or "dpkg -l") prints
abbreviated information about package action, status and error. The
meaning of the abbreviations (ii, rc, un, ...) is printed on top of
the list, but is missing in the manpage.
As a pure "dpkg -l" is so long that the table heading scrolls out of
view, I didn't see it at first and tried to look up these abbreviations
in the manpage. After all, a manpage should completely document a
program, so please add a list to the dpkg-query manpage like this:
--------<snip>--------
-l | --list package-name-pattern ...
[...]
dpkg-query -l 'libc6*'
The first three columns of the output show the desired
action, the package status, and errors, in that order.
Desired action:
u = Unknown
i = Install
r = Remove
p = Purge
h = Hold
Package status:
n = Not installed
i = Installed
c = Config-files
u = Unpacked
f = Failed-config
h = Half-installed
Error:
<empty> = (none)
h = Hold
r = Reinst-required
x = Both problems
If a package status or an error is likely to cause severe
problems, the approprate letter is printed uppercase.
Please refer to dpkg(1) for information about the above states
and flags.
The output format of this option is not configurable, but varies
[...]
--------<snip>--------
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686
Locale: LANG=en_US, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii coreutils 5.96-5 The GNU core utilities
ii libc6 2.3.6-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
dpkg recommends no packages.
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