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''' $RCSfile: swim.8,v $$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $$Date: 2001/01/27 00:02:37 $
''' $RCSfile: swim.8,v $$Revision: 1.2 $$Date: 2001/10/12 18:04:00 $
'''
''' $Log: swim.8,v $
''' Revision 1.2 2001/10/12 18:04:00 freesource
''' A little message, to be improved apon.
'''
''' Revision 1.1.1.1 2001/01/27 00:02:37 freesource
''' Does this thing work now?
'''
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.\}
.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C
.SH "NAME"
swim \- package administration and research tool for Debian packages
dswim \- Debian System Wide Infomation Manager
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
swim [options]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBswim\fR is a powerful \fIpackage administration\fR and \fIresearch tool\fR for
\fBdswim\fR is a powerful \fIpackage administration\fR and \fIresearch tool\fR for
both an \fIinstalled Debian distribution\fR, and/or \fInot-installed virtual
Debian distribution(s)\fR allowing querying of software packages with a
variety of package information options, and powerful searches. Virtual
@ -203,8 +206,12 @@ options which include ftp, installation, and package removal capabilities
can be seamlessly combined with querying or searches. \fBswim\fR can be used
on computer systems which either have, or do not have a Debian
distribution installed.
.SH "NOTE"
This manual is outdated.
.SH "WARNING"
This manual hasn't had a serious update since 1999, and many parts are
inaccurate in relationship to the new structure and functionality found
in Debian. New options have been added to dswim which aren't described
below, and some of the options described have been temporarily removed
from help until they are revised to support Debian's new archive hierarchy.
.SH "COMMAND LINE OPTION SYNTAX"
When you press ``\fBswim\fR <\fBenter\fR>`` you will see a listing of command
line options in a particular syntax. This is to help you understand under
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fIswimrc\fR\|(5), apt-\fIget\fR\|(8), sources.\fIlist\fR\|(5), \fIdpkg\fR\|(8)
.SH "BUGS"
Send directly to mttrader@access.mountain.net
Report to the Bug Tracking System at http://sourceforge.net/projects/avd
.SH "AUTHOR"
Jonathan D. Rosenbaum <mttrader@access.mountain.net>
Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource@users.sourceforge.net>
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 1999 Jonathan Rosenbaum. All rights reserved. This program
is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the GPL.

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swimrc.5

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''' $RCSfile: swimrc.5,v $$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $$Date: 2001/01/27 00:02:54 $
''' $RCSfile: swimrc.5,v $$Revision: 1.2 $$Date: 2001/10/12 18:04:00 $
'''
''' $Log: swimrc.5,v $
''' Revision 1.2 2001/10/12 18:04:00 freesource
''' A little message, to be improved apon.
'''
''' Revision 1.1.1.1 2001/01/27 00:02:54 freesource
''' Does this thing work now?
'''
@ -197,8 +200,11 @@ swimrc \- swim configuration file
to be set so that they do not have to be mentioned on the command line.
Swimrc interacts directly with Perl allowing a wide variety of variables
found in \fBSWIW::Conf\fR to be altered.
.SH "NOTE"
This manual is outdated.
.SH "WARNING"
This manual is outdated in the sense that some of the functionality described
below is presently not working for the newer Debian archive hierarchy; but the
description of how to use swimrc is accurate, and most variables do work as
expected, except as just noted.
.SH "USAGE"
Values for variable can be altered for \fBswim\fR by assigning different
values enclosed in quotes or quoted whitespace (\fIqw()\fR), and ended with a
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fIswim\fR\|(8), \fINet::FTP\fR\|(3pm)
.SH "BUGS"
Send directly to mttrader@access.mountain.net.
Report to the Bug Tracking System at http://sourceforge.net/projects/avd
.SH "AUTHOR"
Jonathan D. Rosenbaum <mttrader@access.mountain.net>
Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource@users.sourceforge.net>
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 1999 Jonathan Rosenbaum. All rights reserved. This program
is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the GPL.

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