#1094784 modernize-sources is missing from the apt(8) man page

Package:
apt
Source:
apt
Description:
commandline package manager
Submitter:
Dan Jacobson
Date:
2026-02-17 15:17:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1094784#3
Date:
2025-01-31 06:05:03 UTC
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modernize-sources is missing from the apt(8) man page.
#1094784#8
Date:
2025-03-10 22:35:26 UTC
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I saw this too, but wasn't sure whether it was intentionally excluded as
part of the "only mentions the most used commands and options" threshold.

On the other hand, `apt --help` does list modernize-sources under a heading
of "Most used commands" so there's probably some change needed to the one
or the other to achieve consistency.
#1094784#13
Date:
2026-02-17 15:15:28 UTC
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The main reason is "not duplicate information in multiple places".
But this does not apply here because modernize-sources seems to be
a command that is specific to apt (apt-get and apt-cache do not
know it), and it needs to be documented somewhere.