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-rw-r--r--man/make.conf.58
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index 5c211f92e..0d8f52416 100644
--- a/man/make.conf.5
+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ Enable the sandbox in the compile phase, when running without root privs (\fIuse
.B FETCHCOMMAND
This variable contains the command used for fetching package sources from
the internet. It must contain the full path to the executable as well as the
-place\-holders \\${DISTDIR} and \\${URI}.
+place\-holders \\${DISTDIR}, \\${FILE} and \\${URI}. The command should be
+written to place the fetched file at \\${DISTDIR}/\\${FILE}.
+Also see \fBRESUMECOMMAND\fR.
.TP
\fBGENTOO_MIRRORS\fR = \fI[URLs]\fR
Insert your space\-seperated list of local mirrors here. These
@@ -433,7 +435,9 @@ settings from ebuilds. See also \fBebuild\fR(5).
.B RESUMECOMMAND
This variable contains the command used for resuming package sources that
have been partially downloaded. It should be defined using the same format
-as \fBFETCHCOMMAND\fR.
+as \fBFETCHCOMMAND\fR, and must include any additional option(s) that may
+be necessary in order to continue a partially downloaded file located at
+\\${DISTDIR}/\\${FILE}.
.TP
\fBROOT\fR = \fI[path]\fR
Use \fBROOT\fR to specify the target root filesystem to be used for merging