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@@ -226,6 +226,20 @@ deb-src [ option1=value1 option2=value2 ] uri suite [component1] [component2] [.
using the identifier as field name instead of using this
multivalue option.
</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><option>PDiffs</option> (<option>pdiffs</option>)
+ is a yes/no value which controls if APT should try to use PDiffs
+ to update old indexes instead of downloading the new indexes
+ entirely. The value of this option is ignored if the repository
+ doesn't announce the availability of PDiffs. Defaults to the
+ value of the option with the same name for a specific index file
+ defined in the <option>Acquire::IndexTargets</option> scope,
+ which itself default to the value of configuration option
+ <option>Acquire::PDiffs</option> which defaults to
+ <literal>yes</literal>.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+
</itemizedlist>
Further more, there are options which if set effect