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Improve docs regarding the keepcache option and download command #1474

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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions doc/changes.rst
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Expand Up @@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ Changes to individual options
``disable_excludes``
* To disable all configuration file excludes, the ``*`` glob character is used now instead of the ``all`` to unify the behavior with query objects on the API.

``keepcache``
* The behavior has been slightly modified, see the :ref:`Caching <caching_packages_ref-label>` man page for more information.
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I would find it more helpful if we directly said what is the change.

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Sure, me too. Though I am not sure I'd come up with a concise and short description. Also, I am not entirely sure about the behavior of all use cases in dnf4, but I can try to examine...


``optional_metadata_types``
* Default value is now: ``comps,updateinfo``.
* Supported values are now extended to the following list: ``comps``, ``filelists``, ``other``, ``presto``, ``updateinfo``.
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Expand Up @@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ If the required metadata is not present in the system, it can result in differen
such as returning an empty query, error output for no match for an argument, or an error when
resolving a transaction.

.. _caching_packages_ref-label:

Caching Packages
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removed later, either manually or by executing the ``clean`` command, for example,
``dnf5 clean packages``.

Packages are always retained when downloaded using the ``download`` command.


Sharing Root Cache Among Users
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