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diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml
index 9eb66d728e0827e4ea4abc57b4c27bab45382da2..212ed6d98afaf1e413e5605a4aa65f1c8daf2eb4 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml
+++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
 %aptent;
 
 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
 %aptent;
 

+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
+%aptverbatiment;
+

 ]>
 
 <refentry>
 ]>
 
 <refentry>


@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>sources.list</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>sources.list</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>

+   <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>

  </refmeta>
  
  <!-- Man page title -->
  </refmeta>
  
  <!-- Man page title -->


@@ -33,13 +37,13 @@
    <para>The package resource list is used to locate archives of the package
    distribution system in use on the system. At this time, this manual page
    documents only the packaging system used by the Debian GNU/Linux system.
    <para>The package resource list is used to locate archives of the package
    distribution system in use on the system. At this time, this manual page
    documents only the packaging system used by the Debian GNU/Linux system.

-   This control file is located in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename></para>
+   This control file is <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>.</para>

 
    <para>The source list is designed to support any number of active sources and a
    variety of source media. The file lists one source per line, with the
    most preferred source listed first. The format of each line is:
    <literal>type uri args</literal> The first item, <literal>type</literal>
 
    <para>The source list is designed to support any number of active sources and a
    variety of source media. The file lists one source per line, with the
    most preferred source listed first. The format of each line is:
    <literal>type uri args</literal> The first item, <literal>type</literal>

-   determines the format for <literal>args</literal> <literal>uri</literal> is
+   determines the format for <literal>args</literal>. <literal>uri</literal> is

    a Universal Resource Identifier 
    (URI), which is a superset of the more specific and well-known Universal
    Resource Locator, or URL. The rest of the line can be marked as a comment 
    a Universal Resource Identifier 
    (URI), which is a superset of the more specific and well-known Universal
    Resource Locator, or URL. The rest of the line can be marked as a comment 


@@ -48,26 +52,29 @@
  
  <refsect1><title>sources.list.d</title>
    <para>The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</filename> directory provides
  
  <refsect1><title>sources.list.d</title>
    <para>The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</filename> directory provides

-   a way to add sources.list entries in separate files whose names end with 
-   <literal>.list</literal>. The format is the same as for the regular
-   <filename>sources.list</filename> file. </para>
+   a way to add sources.list entries in separate files.
+   The format is the same as for the regular <filename>sources.list</filename> file.
+   File names need to end with
+   <filename>.list</filename> and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z),
+   digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters.
+   Otherwise they will be silently ignored.</para>

  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1><title>The deb and deb-src types</title>
    <para>The <literal>deb</literal> type describes a typical two-level Debian
    archive, <filename>distribution/component</filename>. Typically,
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1><title>The deb and deb-src types</title>
    <para>The <literal>deb</literal> type describes a typical two-level Debian
    archive, <filename>distribution/component</filename>. Typically,

-   <literal>distribution</literal> is generally one of
-   <literal>stable</literal> <literal>unstable</literal> or 
-   <literal>testing</literal> while component is one of <literal>main</literal> 
-   <literal>contrib</literal> <literal>non-free</literal> or
-   <literal>non-us</literal> The 
+   <literal>distribution</literal> is generally an archivename like
+   <literal>stable</literal> or <literal>testing</literal> or a codename like
+   <literal>&stable-codename;</literal> or <literal>&testing-codename;</literal>
+   while component is one of <literal>main</literal> <literal>contrib</literal> or
+   <literal>non-free</literal>. The

    <literal>deb-src</literal> type describes a debian distribution's source
    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-src</literal> type describes a debian distribution's source
    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 are:</para>
+   <literal>deb</literal> and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:</para>

 
    <literallayout>deb uri distribution [component1] [component2] [...]</literallayout>
 
 
    <literallayout>deb uri distribution [component1] [component2] [...]</literallayout>
 


@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@
    Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. 
    <literal>distribution</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the 
    components must be omitted and <literal>distribution</literal> must end with
    Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. 
    <literal>distribution</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the 
    components must be omitted and <literal>distribution</literal> must end with

-   a slash (/). This is useful for when only a particular sub-section of the 
+   a slash (/). This is useful for when the case only a particular sub-section of the 

    archive denoted by the URI is of interest.
    If <literal>distribution</literal> does not specify an exact path, at least
    one <literal>component</literal> must be present.</para>
    archive denoted by the URI is of interest.
    If <literal>distribution</literal> does not specify an exact path, at least
    one <literal>component</literal> must be present.</para>


@@ -107,8 +114,8 @@
 
    <para>Some examples:</para>
    <literallayout>
 
    <para>Some examples:</para>
    <literallayout>

-deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
-deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/
+deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main contrib non-free
+deb http://security.debian.org/ &stable-codename;/updates main contrib non-free

    </literallayout>
 
  </refsect1>
    </literallayout>
 
  </refsect1>


@@ -139,7 +146,7 @@ deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/
     http://server:port/, the proxy server specified in
     <envar>http_proxy</envar> will be used. Users of authenticated
     HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string of the format
     http://server:port/, the proxy server specified in
     <envar>http_proxy</envar> will be used. Users of authenticated
     HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string of the format

-    http://user:pass@server:port/
+    http://user:pass@server:port/.

     Note that this is an insecure method of authentication.</para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 
     Note that this is an insecure method of authentication.</para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 


@@ -170,6 +177,18 @@ deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/
     <command>dd</command> 
     commands to perform the file transfers from the remote.</para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <command>dd</command> 
     commands to perform the file transfers from the remote.</para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>

+
+    <varlistentry><term>more recognizable URI types</term>
+    <listitem><para>
+    APT can be extended with more methods shipped in other optional packages which should
+    follow the nameing scheme <literal>apt-transport-<replaceable>method</replaceable></literal>.
+    The APT team e.g. maintains also the <literal>apt-transport-https</literal> package which
+    provides access methods for https-URIs with features similar to the http method, but other
+    methods for using e.g. debtorrent are also available, see <citerefentry>
+    <refentrytitle><filename>apt-transport-debtorrent</filename></refentrytitle>
+    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+    </para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>

   </variablelist>
  </para>
  </refsect1>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
  </refsect1>


@@ -190,27 +209,23 @@ deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/
    <literallayout>deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main</literallayout>
 
    <para>Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian
    <literallayout>deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main</literallayout>
 
    <para>Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian

-   directory, and uses only the stable/contrib area.</para>
-   <literallayout>deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian stable contrib</literallayout>
+   directory, and uses only the &stable-codename;/contrib area.</para>
+   <literallayout>deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; contrib</literallayout>

 
    <para>Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian
    directory, and uses only the unstable/contrib area. If this line appears as
 
    <para>Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian
    directory, and uses only the unstable/contrib area. If this line appears as

-   well as the one in the previous example in <filename>sources.list</filename>.
+   well as the one in the previous example in <filename>sources.list</filename>

    a single FTP session will be used for both resource lines.</para>
    <literallayout>deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib</literallayout>
 
    a single FTP session will be used for both resource lines.</para>
    <literallayout>deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib</literallayout>
 

-   <para>Uses HTTP to access the archive at nonus.debian.org, under the
-    debian-non-US directory.</para>
-   <literallayout>deb http://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free</literallayout>
-
-   <para>Uses HTTP to access the archive at nonus.debian.org, under the
-   debian-non-US directory, and uses only files found under
-   <filename>unstable/binary-i386</filename> on i386 machines, 
-   <filename>unstable/binary-m68k</filename> on m68k, and so
-   forth for other supported architectures. [Note this example only 
-   illustrates how to use the substitution variable; non-us is no longer 
-   structured like this] 
-   <literallayout>deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/</literallayout>
+   <para>Uses HTTP to access the archive at ftp.tlh.debian.org, under the
+   universe directory, and uses only files found under
+   <filename>unstable/binary-i386</filename> on i386 machines,
+   <filename>unstable/binary-amd64</filename> on amd64, and so
+   forth for other supported architectures. [Note this example only
+   illustrates how to use the substitution variable; official debian
+   archives are not structured like this]
+   <literallayout>deb http://ftp.tlh.debian.org/universe unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/</literallayout>

    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
    </para>
  </refsect1>