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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 26bd0aa68..920f6b36e 100644
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@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
<arg choice='plain'>
<replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+ </arg>
</group>
</arg>
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@
<arg choice='plain'>
/<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
</arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+ </arg>
</group>
</arg>
</arg>
@@ -357,6 +363,12 @@
actually change the system.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
+ <para>Simulation run as user will deactivate locking (<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>)
+ automatical. Also a notice will be displayed indicating that this is only a simulation,
+ if the option <literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set (Default: true)
+ Neigther NoLocking nor the notice will be triggered if run as root (root should know what
+ he is doing without further warnings by <literal>apt-get</literal>).</para>
+
<para>Simulate prints out
a series of lines each one representing a dpkg operation, Configure (Conf),
Remove (Remv), Unpack (Inst). Square brackets indicate broken packages with
@@ -463,7 +475,8 @@
of this option. In short, this option
lets you have simple control over which distribution packages will be
retrieved from. Some common examples might be
- <option>-t '2.1*'</option> or <option>-t unstable</option>.
+ <option>-t '2.1*'</option>, <option>-t unstable</option>
+ or <option>-t sid</option>.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>;
see also the &apt-preferences; manual page.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>