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Log action messages through syslog(). This will insert log entries into
+{localstatedir}/log/messages+ or equivalent.
-*UseDelta*::
- Download delta files instead of complete packages if possible. Requires
- the xdelta3 program to be installed.
+*UseDelta* [= ratio]::
+ Download delta files instead of complete packages if possible. Requires
+ the `xdelta3` program to be installed. If a ratio is specified (e.g.,
+ `0.5`), then it is used as a cutoff for determining whether to use deltas.
+ Allowed values are between `0.0` and `2.0`; sensible values are between
+ `0.2` and `0.9`. Using a value above `1.0` is not recommended. The
+ default is `0.7` if left unspecified.
*TotalDownload*::
When downloading, display the amount downloaded, download rate, ETA,