rpm/whatrequires-doc.diff
OBS User autobuild 25f00b6cb5 Accepting request 18841 from Base:System
Copy from Base:System/rpm based on submit request 18841 from user mlschroe

OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/18841
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/rpm?expand=0&rev=84
2009-08-28 13:54:03 +00:00

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@@ -572,6 +572,11 @@ Query all packages that provide the \fIC
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\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
.SS "PACKAGE QUERY OPTIONS:"
.PP
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