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diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml index d1047e1e9..6e4e321cd 100644 --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ together with other packages from different releases. You have been warned.</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 +directory need to obey the following naming convention: The files have either no or "<literal>pref</literal>" as filename extension and only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) and period (.) characters. @@ -72,6 +72,19 @@ Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored.</para> +<para><filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> +is parsed first, +followed by the files in +<filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d</filename> +in lexicographic order. +For example, +<filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/00-high-priority.pref</filename>, +<filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/50-mid-priority</filename> +and +<filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/z-low-priority.pref</filename> +would be parsed in that order. +</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 |