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--- ./doc/rpm.8.orig 2017-01-19 12:57:41.380527116 +0000
+++ ./doc/rpm.8 2017-01-19 12:58:12.693437688 +0000
@@ -592,6 +592,11 @@ Query all packages that provide the \fIC
.TP
\fB--whatrequires \fICAPABILITY\fB\fR
Query all packages that require \fICAPABILITY\fR for proper functioning.
+.br
+Note that this does not return what requires a given package.
+A package usually provides multiple capabilities and file-names on which
+other packages may depend. To see the complete dependencies
+for a package, use \fB-e --test \fIPACKAGE_NAME\fB\fR
.TP
\fB--whatrecommends \fICAPABILITY\fB\fR
Query all packages that recommend \fICAPABILITY\fR.