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diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml index 159d61f2b..9a4791c08 100644 --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml @@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ earliest in the &sources-list; file. The APT preferences file does not affect the choice of instance, only the choice of version.</para> +<para>Note that the files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d</filename> +directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the +following naming convention: The files have no or "<literal>pref</literal>" +as filename extension and which only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), +underscore (_) and period (.) characters - otherwise they will be silently +ignored.</para> + <refsect2><title>APT's Default Priority Assignments</title> <para>If there is no preferences file or if there is no entry in the file |