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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.yo b/doc/apt-get.8.yo
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+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.yo
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ find and download into the current directory the newest available version of
that source package. Source packages are tracked seperately from binary
packages via df(deb-src) type lines in the bf(/etc/apt/sources.list) file.
This probably will mean that you will not get the same source as the package
-you have installed or as you could install.
+you have installed or as you could install. If the --compile options is
+specified then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using
+dpkg-buildpackage, if --download-only is specified then the source package
+will not be unpacked.
dit(bf(check))
bf(check) is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache and checks for
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ dit(bf(-u, --show-upgraded))
Show upgraded packages; Print out a list of all packages that are to be
upgraded. See bf(APT::Get::Show-Upgraded).
+dit(bf(-b, --compile, --build))
+Compile source packages after downloading them.
+
dit(bf(--ignore-hold))
Ignore package Holds; This causes bf(apt-get) to ignore a hold placed on
a package. This may be usefull in conjunction with bf(dist-upgrade) to