--- ./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.