+ <para>Commands that query the package database (list, latest,
+ describe, field) operate on the list of databases specified by
+ the flags <option>--user</option>, <option>--global</option>, and
+ <option>--package-conf</option>. If none of these flags are
+ given, the default is <option>--global</option>
+ <option>--user</option>.</para>
+