sources.list and indextargets option for pdiffs

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

diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index 920b42ba1a14f9405111fab343d02118fe19af1c..62dffadc4d271d1996443c97041c21843a217c5b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
@@ -334,8 +334,10 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
 
      <varlistentry><term><option>PDiffs</option></term>
         <listitem><para>Try to download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for
-        indexes (like <filename>Packages</filename> files) instead of downloading
-        whole ones. True by default.</para>
+        indexes (like <filename>Packages</filename> files) instead of
+        downloading whole ones. True by default. Preferably, this can be set
+        for specific &sources-list; entries or index files by using the
+        <option>PDiffs</option> option there.</para>
         <para>Two sub-options to limit the use of PDiffs are also available:
         <literal>FileLimit</literal> can be used to specify a maximum number of
         PDiff files should be downloaded to update a file. <literal>SizeLimit</literal>