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diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml index 3e50bef8c..ab0107d36 100644 --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml @@ -143,10 +143,11 @@ separated by blank lines. Records can have one of two forms, a specific form and a general form. <itemizedlist> <listitem> -<simpara>The specific form assigns a priority (a "Pin-Priority") to a -specified package and specified version or version range. For example, +<simpara>The specific form assigns a priority (a "Pin-Priority") to one or more +specified packages and specified version or version range. For example, the following record assigns a high priority to all versions of -the <filename>perl</filename> package whose version number begins with "<literal>5.8</literal>".</simpara> +the <filename>perl</filename> package whose version number begins with "<literal>5.8</literal>". +Multiple packages can be separated by spaces.</simpara> <programlisting> Package: perl @@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ belonging to any distribution whose Archive name is "<literal>unstable</literal> <programlisting> Package: * Pin: release a=unstable -Pin-Priority: 50 +Pin-Priority: 500 </programlisting> <simpara>The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions |