[Reproducible-commits] [dpkg] 08/74: man: Clarify the format of the db:Status-Abbrev virtual field

[Mattia Rizzolo]

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mattia pushed a commit to annotated tag 1.18.8
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commit 09844a76f03d80d861641780fca5a2fb71e32dc3
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
Date:   Wed May 18 01:22:58 2016 +0200

    man: Clarify the format of the db:Status-Abbrev virtual field
    
    Closes: #824515
---
 debian/changelog | 2 ++
 man/dpkg-query.1 | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7242dfa..f15343e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ dpkg (1.18.8) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   [ Guillem Jover ]
   * Documentation:
     - Improve dpkg-buildpackage(1) on environment expectations.
+    - Clarify the format of the db:Status-Abbrev virtual field in
+      dpkg-query(1). Closes: #824515
 
   [ Updated programs translations ]
   * German (Sven Joachim).
diff --git a/man/dpkg-query.1 b/man/dpkg-query.1
index 2bf06e2..58eedc7 100644
--- a/man/dpkg-query.1
+++ b/man/dpkg-query.1
@@ -252,8 +252,9 @@ for example if the package has a \fBMulti\-Arch\fP field with a value of
 It contains the package short description (since dpkg 1.16.2).
 .TP
 .B db:Status\-Abbrev
-It contains the abbreviated package status, such as \(lqii\(rq
-(since dpkg 1.16.2).
+It contains the abbreviated package status (as three characters),
+such as \(lqii \(rq or \(lqiHR\(rq (since dpkg 1.16.2).
+See the \fB\-\-list\fP command description for more details.
 .TP
 .B db:Status\-Want
 It contains the package wanted status, part of the Status field

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