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-rw-r--r--debian/changelog1
-rw-r--r--dgit.18
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ccb54e6..a283b15 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
dgit (2.7~) unstable; urgency=medium
* dgit(1): Reorder the options, moving more important ones earlier.
+ * dgit(1): Some more info about --deliberately.
--
diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index d37e5b0..d6ac8b2 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -376,7 +376,13 @@ maintainer view, the pseudo-merge will appear only in the dgit view.)
Declare that you are deliberately doing
.IR something .
This can be used to override safety catches, including safety catches
-which relate to distro-specific policies. The meanings of
+which relate to distro-specific policies.
+The use of --deliberately is declared and published in the signed tags
+generated for you by dgit,
+so that the archive software can give effect to your intent,
+and
+for the benefit humans looking at the history.
+The meanings of
.IR something s
understood in the context of Debian are discussed below:
.TP