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Re: About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode
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Xue Fuqiao |
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Re: About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 06:33:52 +0800 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi!
Hi Tassilo,
>> In the `Package' menu (of Package Menu mode), there are two similar
>> entries:
>>
>> * Refresh Package List r
>> * Update Package List g
>>
>> Are there any differences between them?
>
> I think the main difference is that `r' will download the archive
> contents again, whereas `g' only rebuilds the tabulated list of packages
> that have been downloaded previously.
>
> So use `r' to check if some archive contains updated packages, and use
> `g' for example to revert the install/delete marks you've made in the
> buffer.
I see. Thanks for your explanation.
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