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diff --git a/doc/diffpkg.1.asciidoc b/doc/diffpkg.1.asciidoc index e95fa43..3fc0f00 100644 --- a/doc/diffpkg.1.asciidoc +++ b/doc/diffpkg.1.asciidoc @@ -7,15 +7,22 @@ diffpkg - Compare package files using different modes. Synopsis -------- -diffpkg [OPTIONS] [MODES] +diffpkg [OPTIONS] [MODES] [FILE|PKGNAME...] Description ----------- Searches for a locally built package corresponding to the PKGBUILD, and downloads the last version of that package from the Pacman repositories. -It then compares them using different modes while using simple tar -content list by default. +It then compares the package archives using different modes while using +simple tar content list by default. + +When given one package, use it to diff against the locally built one. +When given two packages, diff both packages against each other. + +In either case, a package name will be converted to a filename from the +cache, and diffpkg will proceed as though this filename was initially +specified. Options ------- |