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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2007-06-08 19:57:23 +0000
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For bug #156536, update --resume docs to show that the resume history is capable of storing two merge lists. (trunk r6742)
svn path=/main/branches/2.1.2/; revision=6762
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@@ -144,9 +144,13 @@ the cache. After a portage update, rsync users may find it convenient to run
a sync operation.
.TP
.BR "\-\-resume"
-Resumes the last merge operation. Please note that this operation
-will only return an error on failure. If there is nothing for portage
-to do, then portage will exit with a message and a success condition.
+Resumes the most recent merge list that has been aborted due to an error.
+Please note that this operation will only return an error on failure. If there
+is nothing for portage to do, then portage will exit with a message and a
+success condition. A resume list will persist until it has been completed in
+entirety or until another aborted merge list replaces it. The resume history
+is capable of storing two merge lists. After one resume list completes, it is
+possible to invoke \-\-resume once again in order to resume an older list.
.TP
.BR "\-\-search " (\fB\-s\fR)
Searches for matches of the supplied string in the portage tree.