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diff --git a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt index e793e78b..a9c5db36 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt @@ -86,24 +86,17 @@ Options *HoldPkg =* package ...:: If a user tries to '\--remove' a package that's listed in `HoldPkg`, - pacman will ask for confirmation before proceeding. + pacman will ask for confirmation before proceeding. Shell-style glob + patterns are allowed. *IgnorePkg =* package ...:: Instructs pacman to ignore any upgrades for this package when performing - a '\--sysupgrade'. - -*SyncFirst =* package ...:: - Instructs pacman to check for newer version of these packages before any - sync operation. The user will have the choice to either cancel the current - operation and upgrade these packages first or go on with the current - operation. This option is typically used with the 'pacman' package. - *NOTE*: when a `SyncFirst` transaction takes place, no command line flags - (e.g. '\--force') are honored. If this is not ideal, disabling `SyncFirst` - and performing a manual sync of the involved packages may be required. + a '\--sysupgrade'. Shell-style glob patterns are allowed. *IgnoreGroup =* group ...:: Instructs pacman to ignore any upgrades for all packages in this - group when performing a '\--sysupgrade'. + group when performing a '\--sysupgrade'. Shell-style glob patterns are + allowed. *Include =* path:: Include another config file. This file can include repositories or @@ -134,7 +127,8 @@ Options a package install/upgrade, and the new files will be installed with a '.pacnew' extension. These files refer to files in the package archive, so do not include the - leading slash (the RootDir) when specifying them. + leading slash (the RootDir) when specifying them. Shell-style glob patterns + are allowed. *NoExtract =* file ...:: All files listed with a `NoExtract` directive will never be extracted from @@ -143,7 +137,8 @@ Options 'index.php', then you would not want the 'index.html' file to be extracted from the 'apache' package. These files refer to files in the package archive, so do not include the - leading slash (the RootDir) when specifying them. + leading slash (the RootDir) when specifying them. Shell-style glob patterns + are allowed. *CleanMethod =* KeepInstalled &| KeepCurrent:: If set to `KeepInstalled` (the default), the '-Sc' operation will clean @@ -164,9 +159,13 @@ Options Log action messages through syslog(). This will insert log entries into +{localstatedir}/log/messages+ or equivalent. -*UseDelta*:: - Download delta files instead of complete packages if possible. Requires - the xdelta3 program to be installed. +*UseDelta* [= ratio]:: + Download delta files instead of complete packages if possible. Requires + the `xdelta3` program to be installed. If a ratio is specified (e.g., + `0.5`), then it is used as a cutoff for determining whether to use deltas. + Allowed values are between `0.0` and `2.0`; sensible values are between + `0.2` and `0.9`. Using a value above `1.0` is not recommended. The + default is `0.7` if left unspecified. *TotalDownload*:: When downloading, display the amount downloaded, download rate, ETA, |