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NAME

reverse-depends - List the reverse-dependencies (or build-dependencies) of a package

SYNOPSIS

reverse-depends [options] package

DESCRIPTION

List reverse-dependencies (or build-dependencies) of package. If the package name is prefixed with src: then the reverse-dependencies of all the binary packages that the specified source package builds will be listed.

OPTIONS

-r RELEASE, --release=RELEASE

Query dependencies in RELEASE. Default: current development release.

-R, --without-recommends

Only consider Depends relationships, not Recommends.

-s, --with-suggests

Also consider Suggests relationships.

-b, --build-depends

Query build dependencies. Synonym for --arch=source.

-a ARCH, --arch=ARCH

Query dependencies in ARCH. Besides valid architecture names, the special values any and source may be used. any displays all reverse dependencies, the union across all architecture. source displays build dependencies. Default: any.

-c COMPONENT, --component=COMPONENT

Only consider reverse-dependencies in COMPONENT. Can be specified multiple times. Default: all components.

-l, --list

Display a simple, machine-readable list.

-u URL, --service-url=URL

Reverse Dependencies web-service URL. Default: UbuntuWire's service at qa.ubuntuwire.org/rdepends.

-h, --help

Display a help message and exit

EXAMPLES

All reverse dependencies of source package bash:

reverse-depends src:bash

AUTHORS

reverse-depends and this manpage were written by Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com>.

Both are released under the terms of the ISC License.