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@@ -1273,12 +1273,12 @@ Preloads a TeX Live profile for equal installations on different systems.
=item B<-url> I<url>
Overrides the default URL for network installs. Must start with either
-C<ftp://> or C<http:/>/ (it is passed to wget), and do not include a
-trailing C</>. Do not include the final C<tlpkg/> level; for example,
-you could choose a particular CTAN mirror with something like:
+C<ftp://> or C<http://>, as it is passed to wget). Trailing C</>
+characters and/or a trailing C</tlpkg> component are ignored. For
+example, you could choose a particular CTAN mirror with something like:
-url http://ctan.example.org/tex-archive/texlive/tlnet/2008
-(Of course the correct hostname and its particular top-level CTAN path
+(Of course a proper hostname and its particular top-level CTAN path
have to be specified.) The list of CTAN mirrors is maintained at
L<http://ctan.org/mirrors>. The default is to pick a mirror
automatically, using L<http://mirror.ctan.org>; one mirror is used for