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diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml index bb0c37ff8..2bb814257 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml @@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>the main configuration file specified by <literal>Dir::Etc::main</literal></para></listitem> + <listitem><para>all options set in the binary specific configuration + subtree are moved into the root of the tree.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>the command line options are applied to override the configuration directives or to load even more configuration files.</para></listitem> </orderedlist> @@ -673,6 +675,24 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; </variablelist> </refsect1> + <refsect1><title>Binary specific configuration</title> + <para>Especially with the introduction of the <command>apt</command> binary + it can be useful to set certain options only for a specific binary as + even options which look like they would effect only a certain binary like + <option>APT::Get::Show-Versions</option> effect + <command>apt-get</command> as well as <command>apt</command>. + </para> + <para>Setting an option for a specific binary only can be achieved by + setting the option inside the + <option>Binary::<replaceable>specific-binary</replaceable></option> + scope. Setting the option <option>APT::Get::Show-Versions</option> for + the <command>apt</command> only can e.g. by done by setting + <option>Binary::apt::APT::Get::Show-Versions</option> instead.</para> + <para>Note that as seen in the DESCRIPTION section further above you can't + set binary-specific options on the commandline itself nor in + configuration files loaded via the commandline.</para> + </refsect1> + <refsect1><title>Directories</title> <para>The <literal>Dir::State</literal> section has directories that pertain to local |