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authorRafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@mandriva.org>2006-01-05 11:04:36 +0000
committerRafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@mandriva.org>2006-01-05 11:04:36 +0000
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Document last change to --install-src option; plus a formatting nit.
-rw-r--r--pod/urpmi.8.pod26
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pod/urpmi.8.pod b/pod/urpmi.8.pod
index d2c5c91e..c3f74388 100644
--- a/pod/urpmi.8.pod
+++ b/pod/urpmi.8.pod
@@ -16,14 +16,24 @@ You can compare rpm vs. urpmi with insmod vs. modprobe or dpkg vs apt-get.
Just launch urpmi followed by what you think is the name of the
package(s), and urpmi will:
-- Propose different package names if the name was ambiguous, and quit.
+=over 4
-- If only one corresponding package is found, check whether its
+=item *
+
+Propose different package names if the name was ambiguous, and quit.
+
+=item *
+
+If only one corresponding package is found, check whether its
dependencies are already installed.
-- If not, propose to install the dependencies, and on a positive answer,
+=item *
+
+If not, propose to install the dependencies, and on a positive answer,
proceed.
+=back
+
Note that urpmi handles installations from various types of media (ftp,
http, rsync, local and nfs volumes, and removable media such as CDROMs)
and is able to install dependencies from a medium different from the
@@ -125,14 +135,14 @@ the name partially, even if one of them matches exactly the specified name
=item B<--src> I<name>
-Search a source package matching I<name> and
-select all its dependencies by default, unless B<--install-src> is used in order
-to install the source package itself.
+Search a source package matching I<name> and select all its dependencies
+by default, unless B<--install-src> is used in order to install the source
+package itself.
=item B<--install-src>
-Install only the source
-package (no binary packages will be installed).
+Install only the source package (no binary packages will be installed).
+You don't need to be root to use this option.
=item B<--clean>