Bug#576691: libc6: Missing -a option in manual page for getconf
Package: libc6
Version: 2.10.2-6
Severity: minor
libc6 getconf uses -a option for printing out all configuration values.
It's detectable by running getconf with no arguments:
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razvan@valhalla:~$ getconf
Usage: getconf [-v specification] variable_name [pathname]
getconf -a [pathname]
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However, the option is not printed when using the --help option:
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razvan@valhalla:~$ getconf --help
Usage: getconf [-v SPEC] VAR
or: getconf [-v SPEC] PATH_VAR PATH
Get the configuration value for variable VAR, or for variable PATH_VAR
for path PATH. If SPEC is given, give values for compilation
environment SPEC.
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.debian.org/Bugs/>.
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Moreover, there is no documentation in the manual page about
the -a option. The manual page itself is quite old:
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razvan@valhalla:~$ man getconf | tail -n 1
3rd Berkeley Distribution etch
GETCONF(1)
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Regards,
Razvan
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to POSIX)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii libc-bin 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Binaries
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.2-9 GCC support library
libc6 recommends no packages.
Versions of packages libc6 suggests:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.30 Debian configuration management sy
pn glibc-doc <none> (no description available)
ii locales 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: National L
-- debconf information excluded
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