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diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.yo b/doc/apt.conf.5.yo index 96b2e7dc5..4eee5d0ea 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.yo +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.yo @@ -30,9 +30,17 @@ verb(APT { }; ) with newlines placed to make -it more readable. In general the sample configuration file in +it more readable. Lists can be created by opening a scope an including a +single word enclosed in quotes followed by a semicolon. +In general the sample configuration file in em(/usr/doc/apt/examples/apt.conf) is a good guide for how it should look. +All of the APT tools take a -o option which allows an arbitary configuration +directive to be specified on the command line. The syntax is a full option +name (APT::Get::Assume-Yes for instance) followed by an equals sign then the +new value of the option. Lists can be appended too by adding a trailing :: +to the list name. + manpagesection(The APT Group) This group of options controls general APT behavoir as well as holding the options for all of the tools. |