Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.4
The dpkg man page says:
--no-act
Do everything which is supposed to be done, but
don't write any changes. This is used to see what
would happen with the specified action, without
actually modifying anything.
This is not perfect, since it doesn't mention that it's a "dry run"
and a "simulation". Thus in many cases a slightly ignorant search won't
be able to find this parameter immediately.
(often you simply don't know that it's just called "--no-act")
IMHO this could be rewritten to:
--no-act
Do everything which is supposed to be done, but
don't write any changes, just simulate them ("dummy action").
This is used to see what would happen with the
specified action, without actually modifying anything
(also called a "dry run").
Is there any other parameter name frequently used for this purpose ?
I know of:
--no-act
--dry-run
Other possible parameter names should be reflected properly, in case they
introduce some similar words such as "simulate" or "dry run"
that one might search for.
Thanks !
Andreas Mohr, Wine developer
