README.md

   1 # `apt-sources-list`
   2
   3 This Emacs package contains a major mode for editing APT’s `.list` files.
   4
   5 The `/etc/apt/sources.list` file and other files in
   6 `/etc/apt/sources.list.d` tell APT, found on Debian-based systems and
   7 others, where to find packages for installation.
   8
   9 This format specifies a package source with a single line, e.g.:
  10
  11     deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib
  12
  13 For more information about the format you can read the manual
  14 pages [apt(8)][] and [sources.list(5)][].
  15
  16 This mode is derived from `apt-sources-mode` distributed in the
  17 `debian-el` Debian package, but has many differences. Among them:
  18
  19 - The load hook has been removed. Use `with-eval-after-load`.
  20 - What is properly called a “suite” is no longer called a “distribution.”
  21 - Most keys have changed. This is for better mnemonics (`C-c C-s` to
  22   change the suite), or for better Emacs integration (`C-M-n` or your
  23   `forward-list` equivalent to move between source lines).
  24 - Editing functions may be called more easily from Emacs Lisp.
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  26
  27 ## License
  28
  29 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  30 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  31 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
  32 your option) any later version.
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  35 [apt(8)]: https://manpages.debian.org/stable/apt/sources.list.5.en.html
  36 [sources.list(5)]: https://manpages.debian.org/stable/apt/sources.list.5.en.html