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 The ``list`` verb enumerates a set of packages.
 It is provided by the ``colcon-package-information`` package.
 
-For each package a line is shown containing the path, name and type separated
-by tabs.
+For each package a line is shown containing the name, path and type (in
+parentheses) separated by tabs.
 By default the list is ordered alphabetically by the package name.
 Optionally, it can order the packages topologically based on their dependencies.