Translations:Handbook:Parts/Portage/Files/14/en

Within users can create the following files:
 * which lists the packages that Portage should never try to install
 * which lists the packages Portage should be able to install even though the Gentoo developers highly discourage users from emerging them
 * which lists the packages Portage should be able to install even though the package hasn't been found suitable for the system or architecture (yet)
 * which lists the USE flags to use for certain packages without having the entire system use those USE flags