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@@ -1318,11 +1318,19 @@ Go through the motions, fetching all information needed, but do not
actually update the output(s). For push, dgit does
the required checks and leaves the new .dsc in a temporary file,
but does not sign, tag, push or upload.
+
+This is not a very good simulation.
+It can easily go wrong for ways that a for-real push wouldn't.
.TP
.BR \-\-damp-run " | " \-L
Go through many more of the motions: do everything that doesn't
involve either signing things, or making changes on the public
servers.
+
+Using this will make unsigned tags,
+and possibly other local changes,
+that will get in the way of a for-real push.
+So be prepared to burn the version number you're using.
.TP
.BI \-\-force- something
Instructs dgit to try to proceed despite detecting