-toward the left of the list. An "aliases" attribute is also supported, which
-behaves like an "aliases" attribute in \fBrepos.conf\fR. \fISite-specific\fR
-overrides to \fBlayout.conf\fR settings may be specified in
-\fB/etc/portage/repos.conf\fR. Settings in \fBrepos.conf\fR take
-precedence over settings in \fBlayout.conf\fR, except tools such as
-\fBrepoman\fR(1) and \fBegencache\fR(1) ignore "aliases", "eclass-overrides"
-and "masters" attributes set in \fBrepos.conf\fR since their operations are
-inherently \fBnot\fR \fIsite\-specific\fR.
+toward the left of the list.
+.TP
+.BR repo\-name " = <value of profiles/repo_name>"
+The name of this repository (overrides profiles/repo_name if it exists).
+.TP
+.BR sign\-commits " = [true|" false "]"
+Boolean value whether we should sign commits in this repo.
+.TP
+.BR sign\-manifests " = [" true "|false]"
+Boolean value whether we should sign Manifest files in this repo.
+.TP
+.BR thin\-manifests " = [true|" false "]"
+Boolean value whether Manifest files contain only DIST entries.
+.TP
+.BR use\-manifests " = [" strict "|true|false]"
+How Manifest files get used. Possible values are "strict" (require an entry
+for every file), "true" (if an entry exists for a file, enforce it), or "false"
+(don't check Manifest files at all).
+.TP
+.BR manifest\-hashes
+List of hashes to generate/check in Manifest files. Valid hashes depend on the
+current version of portage; see the portage.const.MANIFEST2_HASH_FUNCTIONS
+constant for the current list.
+.TP
+.BR update\-changelog " = [true|" false "]"
+The default setting for repoman's --echangelog option.
+.TP
+.BR cache\-formats " = [pms] [md5-dict]"
+The cache formats supported in the metadata tree. There is the old "pms" format
+and the newer/faster "md5-dict" format. Default is to detect dirs.
+.TP
+.BR profile\-formats " = [portage-1|" portage-1-compat "|portage-2]"
+Control functionality available to profiles in this repo such as which files
+may be dirs, or the syntax available in parent files. Use "portage-2" if you're
+unsure.
+.RE
+.RE