Package: dpkg
Version: 1.14.20
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-query.1.gz

       -p, --print-avail package-name...
              Display details about package-name, as found in 
/var/lib/dpkg/available.

Perhaps mention that -p missed important details like Tags, and one
should use e.g., "apt-cache show package-name" to see them.

       -f, --showformat=format ...
         ...The following fields are recognised:

                  ...Tag

How will one see tags if they are not apparently stored
/var/lib/dpkg/* ?

(The only one I found was that of gv.)

grep-aptavail finds lots of course.

Same with MD5sum, and probably more.

So better say
   Tag #not currently stored
etc.
And also
         ...The following fields are recognised, HOWEVER not all are
   indeed stored in /var/lib/dpkg/* in the first place, so...



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