* doc/apt.conf.5.xml:

  - Document the new Acquire::GzipIndexes option.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 483fff9c3..85e80bb90 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ apt (0.7.26~exp5) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - If the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is true and we download a gzipped
       index file, keep it as it is (and rename to .gz) instead of
       uncompressing it.
+  * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+    - Document the new Acquire::GzipIndexes option.
   * Add test/test-indexes.sh:
     - Test behaviour of index retrieval and usage, in particular with
       uncompressed and gzip compressed indexes.
diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index c13ad4867..410489a73 100644
--- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
@@ -411,6 +411,15 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
      really prefer uncompressed files to support the usage of local mirrors.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term>GzipIndexes</term>
+	 <listitem><para>
+	 When downloading <literal>gzip</literal> compressed indexes (Packages, Sources, or
+	 Translations), keep them gzip compressed locally instead of unpacking
+	 them. This saves quite a lot of disk space at the expense of more CPU
+	 requirements when building the local package caches. False by default.
+	 </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term>Languages</term>
      <listitem><para>The Languages subsection controls which <filename>Translation</filename> files are downloaded
      and in which order APT tries to display the Description-Translations. APT will try to display the first