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diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index 103d0622c..bb0c37ff8 100644
--- 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>
@@ -345,6 +347,16 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
 	 </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>By-Hash</option></term>
+	 <listitem><para>Try to download indexes via an URI constructed from a
+	 hashsum of the expected file rather than downloaded via a well-known
+	 stable filename. True by default, but automatically disabled if the
+	 source indicates no support for it. Usage can be forced with the special
+	 value "force". Preferably, this can be set for specific &sources-list; entries
+	 or index files by using the <option>By-Hash</option> option there.
+	 </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>Queue-Mode</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of <literal>host</literal> or 
      <literal>access</literal> which determines how  APT parallelizes outgoing 
@@ -597,6 +609,15 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
 	 </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>EnableSrvRecords</option></term>
+	 <listitem><para>
+           This option controls if apt will use the DNS SRV server record
+           as specified in RFC 2782 to select an alternative server to
+           connect to.
+           The default is "true".
+	 </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>AllowInsecureRepositories</option></term>
 	 <listitem><para>
            Allow the update operation to load data files from
@@ -690,7 +711,7 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
 
    <para>
      The configuration item <literal>RootDir</literal> has a special
-     meaning.  If set, all paths in <literal>Dir::</literal> will be
+     meaning.  If set, all paths will be
      relative to <literal>RootDir</literal>, <emphasis>even paths that
      are specified absolutely</emphasis>.  So, for instance, if
      <literal>RootDir</literal> is set to
@@ -699,6 +720,7 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
      <filename>/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>, then the status file
      will be looked up in
      <filename>/tmp/staging/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>.
+     If you want to prefix only relative paths, set <literal>Dir</literal> instead.
    </para>
 
    <para>
@@ -774,10 +796,34 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
      install to the commands, one per line on the requested file descriptor, defaulting
      to standard input.</para>
 
-     <para>Version 2 of this protocol dumps more information, including the
-     protocol version, the APT configuration space and the packages, files
-     and versions being changed. Version 3 adds the architecture and <literal>MultiArch</literal>
-     flag to each version being dumped.</para>
+     <para>Version 2 of this protocol sends more information through the requested
+     file descriptor: a line with the text <literal>VERSION 2</literal>,
+     the APT configuration space, and a list of package actions with filename
+     and version information.</para>
+
+     <para>Each configuration directive line has the form
+     <literal>key=value</literal>.  Special characters (equal signs, newlines,
+     nonprintable characters, quotation marks, and percent signs in
+     <literal>key</literal> and newlines, nonprintable characters, and percent
+     signs in <literal>value</literal>) are %-encoded. Lists are represented
+     by multiple <literal>key::=value</literal> lines with the same key. The
+     configuration section ends with a blank line.</para>
+
+     <para>Package action lines consist of five fields in Version 2: old version, direction
+     of version change (&lt; for upgrades, &gt; for downgrades, = for no
+     change), new version, action. The version fields are "-" for no version
+     at all (for example when installing a package for the first time; no
+     version is treated as earlier than any real version, so that is an
+     upgrade, indicated as <literal>- &lt; 1.23.4</literal>). The action field
+     is "**CONFIGURE**" if the package is being configured, "**REMOVE**" if it
+     is being removed, or the filename of a .deb file if it is being
+     unpacked.</para>
+
+     <para>In Version 3 after each version field follows the architecture
+     of this version, which is "-" if there is no version, and a field showing
+     the MultiArch type "same", foreign", "allowed" or "none". Note that "none"
+     is an incorrect typename which is just kept to remain compatible, it
+     should be read as "no" and users are encouraged to support both.</para>
 
      <para>The version of the protocol to be used for the command
      <literal><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></literal> can be chosen by setting