[sf-lug] apt doc question 1

[Kenneth Dombrowski]

On 08-11-23 15:44 -0800, jim wrote:
> 
> here's the entirety of what the man page offers concerning 
> line construction within the /etc/apt/sources.list file: 
> ----------------------------
> The format of each line is: type uri args The first item, type
> determines the format for args uri is a Universal Resource Identifier
> (URI), which is a superset of the more specific and well-known Universal
> Resource Locator, or URL. The rest of the line can be marked as a
> comment by using a #.
> ----------------------------

I have that too, the good stuff is in the very next section, "THE DEB
AND DEB-SRC TYPES"

Here's an online copy:
http://mirror.atrpms.net/ccrma/man/man5/sources.list.5.html

but it sounds like you have a better understanding now