Hi, On Thu, 26 May 2011, Jonas Stein wrote: > # dpkg --update-avail > dpkg: error: --update-avail needs exactly one Packages file argument > > == > "Packages file" looks strange to me. In man dpkg its > "Packages-file" but uppercase 'P' looks strange too for me. > I am not native english speaker, so please correct me if i am wrong.
Would "--update-avail needs exactly one 'Packages' file argument" be clearer to you? It refers to the index files that are usually named Packages on the Debian mirrors: http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/ So the uppercase is on purpose. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
