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| author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-10-20 13:18:06 +0000 |
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| committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-10-20 13:18:06 +0000 |
| commit | cf0200065ee9f1402fdcc8e8a67b0af8b24345e7 (patch) | |
| tree | b101400957765db09da0e7d3fd1f8fcaabfcb5f0 /en/appendix | |
| parent | c3f45d2f2404fe628a130e883dbb6f721d141a85 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-cf0200065ee9f1402fdcc8e8a67b0af8b24345e7.zip | |
Further clarify restrictions for preconfiguration files
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/appendix/preseed.xml | 6 |
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diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 8940dc27d..2d4a98c5d 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -599,13 +599,15 @@ There are a few rules to keep in mind when writing a preconfiguration file. <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> Put only a single space or tab between type and value: any additional - whitespace will be interpreted as belonging to the value. + whitespace will be interpreted as belonging to the value. If you specify + an empty value you should still put a single space or tab after the type. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A line can be split into multiple lines by appending a backslash (<quote><literal>\</literal></quote>) as the line continuation character. A good place to split a line is after the question name; a bad place is - between type and value. + between type and value. Splitting a line inside the value is normally not + supported, with the exception of partitioning recipes. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> For debconf variables (templates) used in the installer itself, the |