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yum-changelog.conf

YUM-CHANGELOG.CONF(5)						   File Formats 					     YUM-CHANGELOG.CONF(5)

NAME

       yum-changelog.conf(5)

SYNOPSIS

       yum-changelog.conf(5)  is  the configuration file for yum-changelog(1) Yum plugin for viewing package changelogs before/after updating.	By
       default, this plugin will show the changelogs before the updates.

FILES

       /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/changelog.conf

FILE FORMAT

       yum-changelog.conf(5) utilizes configuration options in the form of

       OPTION=VALUE

OPTION

       when   This option reflects when yum-changelog(1) will allow changelog viewing during yum updates.

VALUE

       pre    To make yum-changelog(5) show the changelog before the yum updates

       post   To make yum-changelog(5) show the changelog after the yum updates.

OPTION

       always This option reflects specifies if the changelog should always be shown.

VALUE

       true   The changelog is always displayed.

       false  A command line option is required for the changelog to be displayed.

OPTION

       updateinfo
	      This option specifies that the "changelog" from the repo. updateinfo should be shown.

VALUE

       true   The updateinfo is displayed.

       false  The updateinfo is never displayed.

OPTION

       updateinfo_always
	      This option reflects specifies if the "changelog" from the repo. should always be shown (note that if updateinfo is false then  this
	      option has no meaning).

VALUE

       true   The updateinfo is always displayed.

       false  A command line option is required for the updateinfo to be displayed.

AUTHOR

	      Chitlesh Goorah <chitlesh@fedoraproject.org>

SEE ALSO

       yum-changelog(1)

								 08 FEBRUARY 2007					     YUM-CHANGELOG.CONF(5)

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