Only in esearch-0.7.1-patched: diff
diff -ur esearch-0.7.1/en/esync.1 esearch-0.7.1-patched/en/esync.1
--- esearch-0.7.1/en/esync.1	2006-06-05 16:27:11.000000000 +0200
+++ esearch-0.7.1-patched/en/esync.1	2006-06-05 16:31:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 .TH esearch 1 "February 13, 2005" "esync"
 
 .SH "NAME"
-esync \- Calls 'emerge sync' and 'eupdatedb' and shows updates
+esync \- Calls 'emerge --sync' and 'eupdatedb' and shows updates
 
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
 .B esync
 [ options ]
 
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
-esync first imports the old esearch index, then calls 'emerge sync'
-or 'emerge-webrsync' and 'eupdatedb'. Then it shows the new and the
-updated packages.
+esync first imports the old esearch index, then calls 'emerge --sync'
+(or an alternative command: see options) and 'eupdatedb'. Then it
+shows the new and the updated packages.
 
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .TP
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 Print help message
 .TP
 .B \-\-webrsync, \-w
-Use 'emerge-webrsync' instead of 'emerge sync'
+Use 'emerge-webrsync' instead of 'emerge --sync'
 .TP
 .B \-\-metadata, \-m
-Use 'emerge --metadata' instead of 'emerge sync'
+Use 'emerge --metadata' instead of 'emerge --sync'
 .TP
 .B \-\-nocolor, \-n
 Don't use ANSI codes for colored output
diff -ur esearch-0.7.1/it/esync.1 esearch-0.7.1-patched/it/esync.1
--- esearch-0.7.1/it/esync.1	2006-06-05 16:27:11.000000000 +0200
+++ esearch-0.7.1-patched/it/esync.1	2006-06-05 16:24:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .TH esearch 1 "08 Luglio 2004" "esearch"
 
 .SH "NOME"
-esync \- Esegue 'emerge sync' e 'eupdatedb' mostrando gli aggiornamenti
+esync \- Esegue 'emerge --sync' e 'eupdatedb' mostrando gli aggiornamenti
 
 .SH "SINTASSI"
 .B esync
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 .SH "DESCRIZIONE"
 esync prima importa il vecchio indice di esearch, quindi esegue
-'emerge sync' o 'emerge-webrsync' e 'eupdatedb'. Quindi mostra i
-nuovi pacchetti e quelli aggiornati.
+'emerge --sync' (o un comando alternativo: vedi opzioni) e 'eupdatedb'.
+Quindi mostra i nuovi pacchetti e quelli aggiornati.
 
 .SH "OPZIONI"
 .TP
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 Stampa un messaggio di aiuto.
 .TP
 .B \-\-webrsync, \-w
-Usa 'emerge-webrsync' invece di 'emerge sync'.
+Usa 'emerge-webrsync' invece di 'emerge --sync'.
 .TP
 .B \-\-metadata, \-m
-Usa 'emerge --metadata' invece di 'emerge sync'.
+Usa 'emerge --metadata' invece di 'emerge --sync'.
 .TP
 .B \-\-nocolor, \-n
 Non usa i codici colore ANSI per la stampa.
diff -ur esearch-0.7.1/esync.py esearch-0.7.1-patched/esync.py
--- esearch-0.7.1/esync.py	2006-06-05 16:27:11.000000000 +0200
+++ esearch-0.7.1-patched/esync.py	2006-06-05 16:22:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 from common import needdbversion
 
-syncprogram =   "EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS=\"\" /usr/bin/emerge sync"
+syncprogram =   "EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS=\"\" /usr/bin/emerge --sync"
 logfile_sync =  "/var/log/emerge-sync.log"
 tmp_prefix =    "/tmp/esync"
 
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
     print "    Print this help message"
     print ""
     print darkgreen("  --webrsync") + ", " + darkgreen("-w")
-    print "    Use 'emerge-webrsync' instead of 'emerge sync'"
+    print "    Use 'emerge-webrsync' instead of 'emerge --sync'"
     print ""
     print darkgreen("  --metadata") + ", " + darkgreen("-m")
-    print "    Use 'emerge --metadata' instead of 'emerge sync'"
+    print "    Use 'emerge --metadata' instead of 'emerge --sync'"
     print ""
     print darkgreen("  --nocolor") + ", " + darkgreen("-n")
     print "    Don't use ANSI codes for colored output"