# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
# 'keepwork' prevents the clean phase from deleting the WORKDIR.
# 'test' causes ebuilds to perform testing phases if they are capable
# of it. Some packages support this automaticaly via makefiles.
+# 'metadata-transfer'
+# automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync`
+# is run.
# 'noauto' causes ebuild to perform only the action requested and
# not any other required actions like clean or unpack -- for
# debugging purposes only.
.B keepwork
Do not delete the ${WORKDIR} directory after the merge process.
.TP
+.B metadata-transfer
+Automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge --sync` is run.
+.TP
.B mirror
This will cause \fBFETCHCOMMAND\fR to always be run even if
the file already exists in \fBDISTDIR\fR.