2 files changed, 51 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1 b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1
index 02953f8ceb4..81d807d1c91 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "INSTALL-TL 1"
-.TH INSTALL-TL 1 "2016-05-17" "perl v5.24.0" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
+.TH INSTALL-TL 1 "2017-04-16" "perl v5.24.1" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
@@ -369,8 +369,9 @@ Load the file \fIprofile\fR and do the installation with no user
 interaction, that is, a batch (unattended) install.
 .Sp
 A \fIprofile\fR file contains all the values needed to perform an
-installation.  After a normal installation has finished, a profile for
-that exact installation is written to the file
+installation.  From the text menu one can select 'P' to save the
+current setup as profile. Furthermore, after a normal installation
+has finished, a profile for that exact installation is written to the file
 DEST/tlpkg/texlive.profile.  That file can be given as the argument to
 \&\f(CW\*(C`\-profile\*(C'\fR to redo the exact same installation on a different system,
 for example.  Alternatively, you can use a custom profile, most easily
@@ -390,6 +391,53 @@ Thus, a line \f(CW\*(C`selected_scheme scheme\-medium\*(C'\fR together with the
 definitions of the installation directories (\f(CW\*(C`TEXDIR\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFHOME\*(C'\fR,
 \&\f(CW\*(C`TEXMFLOCAL\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFSYSCONFIG\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFSYSVAR\*(C'\fR) suffices to install
 the medium scheme with all default options.
+.Sp
+The list of allowed keys in a profile is given below. 
+For more detailed explanations on the meaning of the options
+consult the TeX Live installation manual. Values are either
+\&\f(CW0\fR, \f(CW1\fR, or strings.
+.RS 4
+.ie n .IP "\fBinstaller options\fR (those with prefix ""instopt_"")" 8
+.el .IP "\fBinstaller options\fR (those with prefix \f(CWinstopt_\fR)" 8
+.IX Item "installer options (those with prefix instopt_)"
+\&\f(CW\*(C`instopt_portable\*(C'\fR (default 0, see \f(CW\*(C`\-portable\*(C'\fR), 
+\&\f(CW\*(C`instopt_letter\*(C'\fR (default 0, selecting letter size instead of a4), 
+\&\f(CW\*(C`instopt_adjustrepo\*(C'\fR (default 1, adjust remote repository to \s-1CTAN\s0
+mirror after installation),
+\&\f(CW\*(C`instopt_write18_restricted\*(C'\fR (default 1, enable write8 for a restricted
+set of programs),
+\&\f(CW\*(C`instopt_adjustpath\*(C'\fR (default 0 on Unix, 1 on Windows, adjust \s-1PATH\s0 environment).
+.ie n .IP "\fBtlpdb options\fR (those with prefix ""tlpdbopt_"")" 8
+.el .IP "\fBtlpdb options\fR (those with prefix \f(CWtlpdbopt_\fR)" 8
+.IX Item "tlpdb options (those with prefix tlpdbopt_)"
+The definitive list is give in \f(CW\*(C`TeXLive::TLConfig.pm\*(C'\fR in 
+\&\f(CW%TeXLive::TLConfig::TLPDBOptions\fR, together with explanations.
+All items \fBbut\fR for \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_location\*(C'\fR can be specified.
+The current list is given below:
+.Sp
+\&\f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_autobackup\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_backupdir\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_create_formats\*(C'\fR, 
+\&\f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_desktop_integration\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_file_assocs\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_install_docfiles\*(C'\fR, 
+\&\f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_install_srcfiles\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_post_code\*(C'\fR, 
+\&\f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_sys_bin\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_sys_info\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_sys_man\*(C'\fR, 
+\&\f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_w32_multi_user\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`tlpdbopt_generate_updmap\*(C'\fR
+.IP "\fBpath options\fR" 8
+.IX Item "path options"
+\&\f(CW\*(C`TEXDIR\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFHOME\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFCONFIG\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFSYSCONFIG\*(C'\fR,
+\&\f(CW\*(C`TEXMFVAR\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFSYSVAR\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`TEXMFLOCAL\*(C'\fR
+.ie n .IP "\fBarchitecture selection options\fR (those starting with ""binary_"")" 8
+.el .IP "\fBarchitecture selection options\fR (those starting with \f(CWbinary_\fR)" 8
+.IX Item "architecture selection options (those starting with binary_)"
+For every supported architecture of TeX Live (directories under
+\&\f(CW\*(C`bin/\*(C'\fR), the key \f(CW\*(C`binary_ARCH\*(C'\fR can be set.
+.Sp
+Example: \f(CW\*(C`binary_x86_64\-linux\*(C'\fR
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.IP "\fB\-profile\-seed\fR \fIprofile\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-profile-seed profile"
+Like \fB\-profile\fR, but only seeds the installation configuration
+before starting the interactive session.
 .IP "\fB\-q\fR" 4
 .IX Item "-q"
 Omit normal informational messages.
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.man1.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.man1.pdf
index fe574145e58..ee403954f57 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.man1.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/install-tl.man1.pdf