Re: apt source file semantics
On Sun, 25 Jul 1999 16:31:34 +1200, you wrote:
>On Sat, Jul 24, 1999 at 10:14:00PM -0600, Eduardo Alvarez wrote:
>> I have a small question: Precisely, what is the syntax to be used when
>> addling a source in sources.list? Specifically Speaking, when do I stop
>> using slashes and leave a space between folders?
>
>If you want a verbose description, try (if you haven't already):
>
>$ man sources.list
>
>The short answer is that it depends on what the type is (the first
>word of the line, e.g. 'deb'). It's much better explained in the man
>page than I can do (without basically repeating the man page).
The man page is indeed hard to understand. What it is missing is
examples that don't focus on network sources. The really interesting
part is how to configure sources on local file systems.
Greetings
Marc
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