[Bug 1843812] Re: apt info "please use the '-a' switch"

[Julian Andres Klode]

Thanks for your bug report. It seems I did not add all switches from the
show command to the info alias when adding it.

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

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Julian Andres Klode (juliank)

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
  apt info "please use the '-a' switch"

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When getting info about a package, I see a notice asking me to "Please
  use the '-a' switch", but the apt program does not accept an '-a'
  switch.

  Steps to reproduce:
  $ apt info docker.io
  ...
  N: There is 1 additional record. Please use the '-a' switch to see it
  $ apt -a info docker.io
  $ apt info -a docker.io
  $ apt info docker.io -a

  Expected outcome:
  same output as `apt info docker.io` but with the 1 additional record.

  Seen outcome:
  E: Command line option 'a' [from -a] is not understood in combination with the other options.

  Also seen:
  `apt info $pkg` gives the same output as `apt show $pkg` including the Notice message, but where `apt info -a $pkg` fails, `apt show -a $pkg` succeeds.

  Workaround:
  Use `apt show -a $pkg` instead.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
  Package: apt 1.8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-23.24-generic 5.0.15
  Uname: Linux 5.0.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Thu Sep 12 14:16:09 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-30 (316 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-18 (147 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apport: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apt: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apport: 2018-12-13T12:13:33.355709
  mtime.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apt: 2018-12-13T12:13:41.355709

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