Re: adding a directory to apt source
Jerry Turba <jturba@yahoo.com> writes:
> I've been reading and trying the same procedure. I noticed that in the
> example given (deb file:/root debs/) there is no forward slash between
> root and debs. I strongly suspect that that is not a typo but cannot
> figure out why the / is missing (according to my mind).
> Hoping someone can clarify the proper syntax.
sources.list(5) explains it in some detail. The intended syntax is so
that you can have both
deb http://debian.example.com/debian/ unstable main
deb http://debian.example.com/debian/ project/experimental/
to reference both traditional "dists" trees and specific directories
on the same logical site.
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