install local deb file

[brownh@hartford-hwp.com (Haines Brown)]

I've spent some time pouring over apt-HOWTO, and just don't
understand. I want to use aptitude to install a local .deb file. I
place it in my /storage/debs. 

In the HOWTO, it said to do this: 

  deb file:/storage debs\

But when I run aptitude update, it says the line is malformed.

How does one use aptitude to install a local deb file?

Haines Brown