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diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml index 74966c5b3..4d9e708a8 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml @@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; standard form of <literal>http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies can also be specified by using the form <literal>http::Proxy::<host></literal> with the special keyword <literal>DIRECT</literal> - meaning to use no proxies. The <envar>http_proxy</envar> environment variable - will override all settings.</para> + meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above settings is specified, + <envar>http_proxy</envar> environment variable + will be used.</para> <para>Three settings are provided for cache control with HTTP/1.1 compliant proxy caches. <literal>No-Cache</literal> tells the proxy to not use its cached @@ -251,9 +252,13 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>ftp</term> - <listitem><para>FTP URIs; ftp::Proxy is the default proxy server to use. It is in the - standard form of <literal>ftp://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal> and is - overridden by the <envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable. To use a ftp + <listitem><para>FTP URIs; ftp::Proxy is the default ftp proxy to use. It is in the + standard form of <literal>ftp://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per + host proxies can also be specified by using the form + <literal>ftp::Proxy::<host></literal> with the special keyword <literal>DIRECT</literal> + meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above settings is specified, + <envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable + will be used. To use a ftp proxy you will have to set the <literal>ftp::ProxyLogin</literal> script in the configuration file. This entry specifies the commands to send to tell the proxy server what to connect to. Please see |