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diff --git a/man/egencache.1 b/man/egencache.1 index ae7370e21..79c1c3159 100644 --- a/man/egencache.1 +++ b/man/egencache.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH "EGENCACHE" "1" "Dec 2015" "Portage VERSION" "Portage" +.TH "EGENCACHE" "1" "Sep 2020" "Portage VERSION" "Portage" .SH "NAME" egencache \- generate metadata cache for ebuild repositories .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ Location of portage config files. .br Defaults to /. .TP +.BR "\-\-external\-cache\-only" +Output to the external cache rather than to the repository itself. +This is useful for client\-side usage, where it may not be possible to +output to the repository itself since that would interfere with +repository verification. This option is supported by the \-\-update and +\-\-update\-pkg\-desc\-index actions. +.TP .BR "\-\-gpg\-dir" Override the PORTAGE_GPG_DIR variable. .TP |