Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: minor
File: /usr/share/man/man8/apt-get.8.gz
check check is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache and
checks for broken dependencies.
but
# ls /var/lib/apt/lists/|colrm 66|sort -u
Debian%20GNU_Linux%20SID%20%5fSid%5f%20-%20fsn.hu%20unofficial%20
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_contrib_binary
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_main_binary-i3
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_non-free_binar
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Package
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Release
lock
partial
# apt-get check
ls /var/lib/apt/lists/|colrm 66|sort -u
Debian%20GNU_Linux%20SID%20%5fSid%5f%20-%20fsn.hu%20unofficial%20
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_contrib_binary
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_main_binary-i3
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_non-free_binar
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Package
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Release
lock
partial
# apt-get update
# ls /var/lib/apt/lists/|colrm 66|sort -u
Debian%20GNU_Linux%20SID%20%5fSid%5f%20-%20fsn.hu%20unofficial%20
lock
partial
therefore, one check does not update the package cache, so reword the
manpage.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux debian 2.4.19-k7 #1 Sun Oct 6 20:29:56 EST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-12 The GNU stdc++ library
-- no debconf information