[patch] groups all actions together

emerge-actions-options.patch (text/plain), 6.68 KB, created by Benno Schulenberg on 2005-03-06 04:09:42 UTC

--- emerge.1.orig	2005-03-06 12:07:37.626842240 +0100
+++ emerge.1	2005-03-06 13:02:30.049317944 +0100
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@
 \fBNote that changes in USE flags can drastically affect the 
 output of \-\-depclean.\fR
 .TP
+.BR "\-\-help " (\fB\-h\fR)
+Displays help information for emerge.  Adding one of the additional
+arguments listed above will give you more specific help information
+on that subject.  The internal \fBemerge\fR help documentation is
+updated more frequently than this man page; check it out if you
+are having problems that this man page does not help resolve.
+.TP
 .BR \-\-info
 This is a list of information to include in bug reports which aids
 the developers with fixing any problems you may report.  \fBPlease
@@ -113,6 +120,9 @@
 your own packages.  You \fBmust\fR specify a category and particular
 version of a package for injecting.  For example,
 \fBemerge \-\-inject sys\-kernel/gentoo\-sources\-2.4.19\fR.
+.br 
+This action is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore.  Please use the
+/etc/portage/package.provided file instead.
 .TP
 .BR \-\-metadata
 Causes portage to process all the metacache files as is normally done
@@ -142,6 +152,11 @@
 users may find it convenient to run \fBemerge \-\-metadata\fR to rebuild the
 cache as portage does at the end of a sync operation.
 .TP
+.BR "\-\-resume"
+Resumes the last merge operation.  Please note that this operation
+will only return an error on failure.  If there is nothing for portage
+to do, then portage will exit with a message and a success condition.
+.TP
 .BR "\-\-search " (\fB\-s\fR)
 Searches for matches of the supplied string in the portage tree.
 The \-\-search string is a regular expression.  For example, \fBemerge
@@ -149,7 +164,12 @@
 \fBemerge \-\-search "gcc$"\fR searches for any package that ends with
 "gcc"; \fBemerge \-\-search "office"\fR searches for any package that
 contains the word "office".  If you want to search the package
-descriptions as well, use the \fB\-\-searchdesc\fR option.
+descriptions as well, use the \fB\-\-searchdesc\fR action.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-searchdesc " (\fB\-S\fR)
+Matches the search string against the description field as well as
+the package name.  \fBTake caution\fR as the descriptions are also
+matched as regular expressions.
 .TP
 .BR \-\-sync
 Initiates a portage tree update with one of the rsync.gentoo.org
@@ -164,6 +184,24 @@
 it may remove packages necessary for the proper operation of your
 system.  Its arguments can be \fIebuilds\fR, \fIclasses\fR, or
 \fIdependencies\fR \-\- see \fB\-\-clean\fR above for examples.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-update " (\fB\-u\fR)
+Updates packages to the best version available, which may not
+always be the highest version number due to masking for testing
+and development.  This will also update direct dependencies which
+may not be what you want.  In general, use this action only in 
+combination with the world or system target.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-upgradeonly " (\fB\-U\fR)
+Updates packages, but excludes updates that would result in a
+lower version of the package being installed.  \fBSLOT\fRs are
+considered at a basic level.
+.br 
+This action is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore.  Please use the
+/etc/portage/package.* files instead.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-version " (\fB\-V\fR)
+Displays the version number of \fBemerge\fR.
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .TP
 .BR "\-\-ask " (\fB\-a\fR)
@@ -189,7 +227,7 @@
 dependencies must already be emerged on the system.
 .TP
 .BR "\-\-changelog " (\fB\-l\fR)
-Use this in conjunction with the \fB\-\-pretend\fR action.  This will
+Use this in conjunction with the \fB\-\-pretend\fR option.  This will
 show the ChangeLog entries for all the packages that will be upgraded.
 .TP
 .BR "\-\-columns"
@@ -236,13 +274,6 @@
 remote server without consulting packages existing in the local packages 
 directory.
 .TP
-.BR "\-\-help " (\fB\-h\fR)
-Displays help information for emerge.  Adding one of the additional
-arguments listed above will give you more specific help information
-on that subject.  The internal \fBemerge\fR help documentation is
-updated more frequently than this man page; check it out if you
-are having problems that this man page does not help resolve.
-.TP
 .BR "\-\-newuse " (\fB\-N\fR)
 Tells emerge to include installed packages where USE flags have changed
 since compilation.  An asterisk marks when a USE flag has changed since
@@ -306,18 +337,8 @@
 Results may vary, but the general outcome is a reduced or condensed
 output from portage's displays.
 .TP
-.BR "\-\-resume"
-Resumes the last merge operation.  Please note that this operation
-will only return an error on failure.  If there is nothing for portage
-to do, then portage will exit with a message and a success condition.
-.TP
-.BR "\-\-searchdesc " (\fB\-S\fR)
-Matches the search string against the description field as well as
-the package name.  \fBTake caution\fR as the descriptions are also
-matched as regular expressions.
-.TP
 .BR "\-\-skipfirst"
-This action is only valid when used with \fB\-\-resume\fR.  It removes the 
+This option is only valid when used with \fB\-\-resume\fR.  It removes the 
 first package in the resume list so that a merge may continue in the presence 
 of an uncorrectable or inconsequential error.  This should only be used in 
 cases where skipping the package will not result in failed dependencies.
@@ -327,21 +348,6 @@
 This is only really useful in combination with \fB\-\-emptytree\fR or 
 \fB\-\-update\fR and \fB\-\-deep\fR.
 .TP
-.BR "\-\-update " (\fB\-u\fR)
-Updates packages to the best version available, which may not
-always be the highest version number due to masking for testing
-and development.  This will also update direct dependencies which
-may not be what you want.  In general, use this option only in 
-combination with the world or system target.
-.TP
-.BR "\-\-upgradeonly " (\fB\-U\fR)
-Updates packages, but excludes updates that would result in a
-lower version of the package being installed.  \fBSLOT\fRs are
-considered at a basic level.
-.br 
-This option is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore.  Please use the
-/etc/portage/package.* files from now on.
-.TP
 .BR "\-\-usepkg " (\fB\-k\fR) 
 Tells emerge to use binary packages (from $PKGDIR) if they are available, thus possibly avoiding some 
 time\-consuming compiles.  This option is useful for CD installs; you can export PKGDIR=/mnt/cdrom/packages 
@@ -354,10 +360,6 @@
 .TP
 .BR "\-\-verbose " (\fB\-v\fR)
 Tell emerge to run in verbose mode.  Currently this flag causes emerge to print out GNU info errors, if any, and to show the USE flags that will be used for each package when pretending.
-.TP
-.BR "\-\-version " (\fB\-V\fR)
-Displays the version number of \fBemerge\fR.  It cannot be used in
-conjunction with other options.
 .SH "ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS"
 .TP
 \fBROOT\fR = \fI[path]\fR