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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
The egencache program generates metadata cache for ebuild repositories and
stores it in the \fImetadata/cache/\fR directory within the repository itself,
-for distribution.
+for distribution. Currenly, only the repository located at \fBPORTDIR\fR
+(configured in \fBmake.conf(5)\fR) can be updated by this program, but a
+future version will have the ability to select a different repository.
.SH ACTIONS
.TP
.BR "\-\-update [ATOM] ... "