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xbps-install(8): implemented single pkg updates without -u, --update.

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The -u, --update is now only necessary to perform full system updates.

Close #35 (https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/35)
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Juan RP
2014-05-27 11:33:45 +02:00
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.Dd April 21, 2014
.Dd May 27, 2014
.Os Void Linux
.Dt xbps-install 8
.Sh NAME
.Nm xbps-install
.Nd XBPS utility to install and update packages
.Nd XBPS utility to (re)install and update packages
.Sh SYNOPSYS
.Nm xbps-install
.Op OPTIONS
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility installs and updates packages in the target root directory.
utility installs, reinstalls, downgrades and updates packages in the target root directory.
The argument
.Ar PKG
is a package expression, which is explained in the
.Em PACKAGE EXPRESSION
section.
section. If package is installed, it will be updated to the version available in repositories
matching the
.Em PACKAGE EXPRESSION .
Otherwise it will be installed, or reinstalled/downgraded if
.Fl f , Fl -force
option is set.
.Sh PACKAGE EXPRESSION
A package expression is a form to match a pattern; currently xbps
supports 3 ways to specify them:
@@ -61,8 +66,10 @@ Specifies a full path to the cache directory, where binary packages are stored.
.It Fl d, Fl -debug
Enables extra debugging shown to stderr.
.It Fl f, Fl -force
Forcefully install target package even if another version is already installed,
overwritting regular package files and symlinks (if they have been modified) but
Force downgrade installation (if package version in repos is less than installed version),
or reinstallation (if package version in repos is the same) to the target
.Ar PKG ,
overwriting regular package files and symlinks (if they have been modified) but
.Em preserving configuration files .
If
.Fl f
@@ -79,9 +86,8 @@ Specifies a full path for the target root directory.
.It Fl S, Fl -sync
Synchronize remote repository index files.
.It Fl u, Fl -update
Update target package(s) rather than install. If
.Op PKG
not set, all installed packages will be updated.
Performs a full system upgrade: all installed packages will be updated to the greatest
versions that were found in repositories.
.It Fl v, Fl -verbose
Enables verbose messages.
.It Fl y, Fl -yes