[Bug 1571370] Re: Missing option in the manpage

[David Kalnischkies]

This is intended. The intro text of the OPTIONS section mentions that
for boolean options every option has a --no- option negating the effect
(which happens to be right above --no-install-recommends). As --install-
recommends is the default, it feels more useful to document the negation
as its the option which a user might happen to use. Its even more
obvious with the --no-download option. Documenting --download would just
be more text to write, read & translate for no obvious benefit – hence
marking as wontfix/opinion.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Opinion

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Title:
  Missing option in the manpage

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 with apt 1.2.10ubuntu1 and I'm noticing that in
  the manpage of apt-get the option --no-install-recommends is
  documented but not --install-recommends. Possibly this does also apply
  to similar options like --install-suggests.

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