document the new preferences.d folder in apt_preferences(Closes: #544017)

[apt.git] / doc / apt_preferences.5.xml

diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml
index 12ea606b7a05ea7294354eb8d41d3b4a6908b196..159d61f2b2402561836f2eefb3e7d623daaac6bf 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 <refsect1>
 <title>Description</title>
 <para>The APT preferences file <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename>
-can be used to control which versions of packages will be selected
+and the fragment files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename>
+folder can be used to control which versions of packages will be selected
 for installation.</para>
 
 <para>Several versions of a package may be available for installation when
@@ -610,6 +611,13 @@ apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/sid
 </refsect2>
 </refsect1>
 
+<refsect1>
+<title>Files</title>
+  <variablelist>
+    &file-preferences;
+  </variablelist>
+</refsect1>
+
 <refsect1>
 <title>See Also</title>
 <para>&apt-get; &apt-cache; &apt-conf; &sources-list;