In the man page apt-file(1) we can read this:
search Search in which package file is included. A list of all package
containing the pattern pattern is returned.
list List the contents of a package matching the pattern pattern.
This action is very close to the dpkg -S command except the
package does not need to be installed or fetched.
It is not "list" action which is close to "dkpg -S" command but "search" action. So it should be moved to "search". Or maybe author wanted to say "dpkg -L" instead of "dkpg -S".
It would be possible to apply these two things, which would become:
search Search in which package file is included. A list of all package
containing the pattern pattern is returned.
+ This action is very close to the dpkg -S command except the
+ package does not need to be installed or fetched.
list List the contents of a package matching the pattern pattern.
- This action is very close to the dpkg -S command except the
+ This action is very close to the dpkg -L command except the
package does not need to be installed or fetched.
apt-file (2.0.8.2ubuntu2) gutsy; urgency=low
[Matti Lindell]
* debian/control: Change Maintainer to XSBC-Original-
* Remove spurious files left from merge (LP: #119887)
[Emmet Hikory]
* Change manpage "list" description from dpkg -S to dpkg -L (LP: #107004)
* Add bash-completion for apt-file show (LP: #106997)
* Add apt-file.postinst to run apt-file update on install (LP: #74097)
-- Emmet Hikory <email address hidden> Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:13:23 +0900