Bug#869832: apt.conf(5): the time unit for timeout should be documented
Package: apt
Version: 1.5~beta1
Severity: wishlist
The apt.conf(5) documents the timeout http/https option:
The option timeout sets the timeout timer used by the method; this
value applies to the connection as well as the data timeout.
and
The option timeout sets the timeout timer used by the method; this
value applies to the connection as well as the data timeout.
but the time unit is not documented. It seems to be "in seconds".
See: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=869070#27
-- Package-specific info:
-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --
-- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/no-adobe-flash-plugin present, but not submitted) --
-- (/etc/apt/sources.list present, but not submitted) --
-- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list present, but not submitted) --
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.11.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=POSIX (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii adduser 3.115
ii debian-archive-keyring 2017.5
ii gpgv 2.1.18-8
ii init-system-helpers 1.49
ii libapt-pkg5.0 1.5~beta1
ii libc6 2.24-12
ii libgcc1 1:7.1.0-10
ii libgnutls30 3.5.14-2
ii libstdc++6 7.1.0-10
Versions of packages apt recommends:
ii ca-certificates 20161130+nmu1
Versions of packages apt suggests:
ii apt-doc 1.5~beta1
ii aptitude 0.8.8-1
ii dpkg-dev 1.18.24
ii gnupg 2.1.18-8
pn powermgmt-base <none>
ii python-apt 1.4.0~beta3+b1
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