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Bug#158753: dpkg-query [-l|-W] does not match the manpage



Previously Robert Luberda wrote:
> But, `dpkg-query -l' shows only packages which are installed
> or removed, but not purged, so it DOES NOT list all packages from
> /ver/lib/dpkg/available...

That should be /var/lib/dpkg/status if I remember correctly.

> And `dpkg-query -W' displays only empty lines unless --showformat is given:
> 	[141]/home/robert> dpkg-query -W dpkg
> 	
> 	[142]/home/robert> dpkg-query -W  --showformat '${Package}\n' dpkg
> 	dpkg

Looks like a typo in the default format, fixed in CVS now.

Wichert.

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