This is correct; the code will skip files which start with a dot, or if
it contains a character which is not alpha numeric or "-" or "_"; it
will also only consider regular files for some reason (ignoring e.g.
symbolic links and subdirs).
This is supposed to be some run-parts-alike filter mechanism to avoid
reading editor backup files, or files leftover by the dpkg conffile
mechanism.
However, this should be documented in the man page.
See the sources.list man page and the section on .list files for some
example filenames (ignore the requirement of files ending in .list).
** Package changed: ubuntu => apt (Ubuntu)
** Summary changed:
- apt_preferences APT preferences filename can not contain a dot.
+ Needs to document which files are considered below /etc/apt/preferences.d
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: apt
Status: New => Confirmed
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Needs to document which files are considered below /etc/apt/preferences.d
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/505880
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