add apk-cache(5)

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index fda73f5..30261e5 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ docs: $(obj)/apk.8 \
 	$(obj)/apk-upgrade.8 \
 	$(obj)/apk-verify.8 \
 	$(obj)/apk-version.8 \
+	$(obj)/apk-cache.5 \
 	$(obj)/apk-keys.5 \
 	$(obj)/apk-repositories.5 \
 	$(obj)/apk-world.5
diff --git a/doc/apk-cache.5.scd b/doc/apk-cache.5.scd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb19c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/apk-cache.5.scd
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apk-cache(5)
+
+# NAME
+
+*/etc/apk/cache* - local cache of package files
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+
+If */etc/apk/cache* is a symlink to a local directory, *apk*(8) will it as a
+local cache for downloaded package files and repository indicies. The cache
+must not reside on a tmpfs.
+
+To enable the apk cache, run the following commands as root:
+
+mkdir -p /var/cache/apk++
+ln -s /var/cache/apk /etc/apk/cache
+
+For information on cache maintenance, see *apk-cache*(8).
+
+# AUTHORS
+
+Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>++
+Timo Teräs <_timo.teras@iki.fi_>