From 55a5a46c235a30bf024fb2301066553953701cc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:55:49 +0200
Subject: support running "--simulate" as user

---
 doc/apt-get.8.xml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc')

diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index c63b2a6c6..e7f6d7094 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@
      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 and display a notice indicating that this is only a simulation.
+     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
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