dnf/SOURCES/0011-Document-symbols-in-dnf-history-list-output.patch
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From: Evan Goode <mail@evangoo.de>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 20:48:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document symbols in `dnf history list` output
This patch adds documentation for the symbols shown in the "Action(s)"
and "Altered" columns of `dnf history list`
The "Action(s)" column abbreviates the names of transaction actions when
there was more than one action, e.g. a transaction that both installs
and upgrades packages would be displayed as "I, U".
The "Altered" column prints some extra symbols when something unusual
happened with the transaction, like if any warnings were printed or if
it completed with a non-zero status.
Some language was taken from the yum man pages:
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum/blob/master/docs/yum.8.
It appears we no longer use the "P" or "s" symbols.
Resolves https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2172067
(RhBug:2172067)
= changelog =
msg: Document the symbols in the output of `dnf history list`
type: bugfix
resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2172067
---
doc/command_ref.rst | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/command_ref.rst b/doc/command_ref.rst
index 3ee66bac..0e6cea01 100644
--- a/doc/command_ref.rst
+++ b/doc/command_ref.rst
@@ -710,6 +710,24 @@ transactions and act according to this information (assuming the
which specifies a transaction by a package which it manipulated. When no
transaction is specified, list all known transactions.
+ The "Action(s)" column lists each type of action taken in the transaction. The possible values are:
+
+ * Install (I): a new package was installed on the system
+ * Downgrade (D): an older version of a package replaced the previously-installed version
+ * Obsolete (O): an obsolete package was replaced by a new package
+ * Upgrade (U): a newer version of the package replaced the previously-installed version
+ * Remove (E): a package was removed from the system
+ * Reinstall (R): a package was reinstalled with the same version
+ * Reason change (C): a package was kept in the system but its reason for being installed changed
+
+ The "Altered" column lists the number of actions taken in each transaction, possibly followed by one or two the following symbols:
+
+ * ``>``: The RPM database was changed, outside DNF, after the transaction
+ * ``<``: The RPM database was changed, outside DNF, before the transaction
+ * ``*``: The transaction aborted before completion
+ * ``#``: The transaction completed, but with a non-zero status
+ * ``E``: The transaction completed successfully, but had warning/error output
+
``--reverse``
The order of ``history list`` output is printed in reverse order.
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