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diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml index 56f65927c..694082bea 100644 --- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml +++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml @@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ Options have the same syntax as every other field: A fieldname separated by a colon (<literal>:</literal>) and optionally spaces from its value(s). - Note especially that multiple values are separated by spaces, not by - commas as in the one-line format. Multivalue fields like <literal>Architectures</literal> - also have <literal>Architectures-Add</literal> and <literal>Architectures-Remove</literal> + Note especially that multiple values are separated by whitespaces (like spaces, + tabs and newlines), not by commas as in the one-line format. + + Multivalue fields like <literal>Architectures</literal> also have + <literal>Architectures-Add</literal> and <literal>Architectures-Remove</literal> to modify the default value rather than replacing it. </para><para> This is a new format supported by apt itself since version 1.1. Previous |