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diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml index 87fb4d71e..ef5219ec2 100644 --- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml +++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml @@ -76,12 +76,27 @@ code in the same form as the <literal>deb</literal> type. A <literal>deb-src</literal> line is required to fetch source indexes.</para> - <para>The format for a <filename>sources.list</filename> entry using the <literal>deb</literal> and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:</para> <literallayout>deb [ options ] uri distribution [component1] [component2] [...]</literallayout> + <para>Alternatively a rfc822 style format is also supported: + <literallayout> + Type: deb + URI: http://example.com + Dist: stable + Section: component1 component2 + [option1]: [option1-value] + + Type: deb-src + URI: http://example.com + Dist: stable + Section: component1 component2 + [option1]: [option1-value] + </literallayout> + </para> + <para>The URI for the <literal>deb</literal> type must specify the base of the Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. <literal>distribution</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the |