There was a typo in the previous patch I submitted (an extra "a").
Attached is the correct patch.
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diff -ruN apt-0.5.27/doc/apt-get.8.xml apt-0.5.27.patch/doc/apt-get.8.xml
--- apt-0.5.27/doc/apt-get.8.xml 2004-05-17 21:15:56.000000000 -0400
+++ apt-0.5.27.patch/doc/apt-get.8.xml 2004-08-20 13:29:47.000000000 -0400
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
<varlistentry><term>install</term>
<listitem><para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for
- installation. Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
+ installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, libc6 would be the
argument provided, not <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>) All packages required
by the package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@
<para>Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must
be used with care.</para>
+ <para>This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one
+ or more already-installed packages without upgrading every
+ package you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target,
+ which installs the newest version of all currently installed
+ packages, "install" will install the newest version of only the
+ package(s) specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s)
+ you wish to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and
+ its dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and
+ installed.</para>
+
<para>Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to
create an alternative installation policy for
individual packages.</para>
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