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diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index 60e6a25d..2e862e3f 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Print a usage summary.
 Constructs the source package, uses
 .B  sbuild
 to do a binary build, and uses mergechanges to merge the source and
-binary changes files.  Options and argumments after sbuild will be
+binary changes files.  Options and arguments after sbuild will be
 passed on to sbuild.  Changes files matching
 .IB package _ version _*.changes
 in the parent directory will be removed; the output is left in
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.
 \fBdgit git-build\fR ...
 Runs
 .B git-buildpackage
-with some suitable options.  Options and argumments after git-build
+with some suitable options.  Options and arguments after git-build
 will be passed on to git-buildpackage.
 
 Tagging, signing and actually uploading should be left to dgit push.
@@ -306,8 +306,10 @@ The build-dependencies are not checked (due to
 which violates policy, but may work in practice.
 .TP
 .BR -N " | " --new
-The package may be new in this suite.  Without this, dgit will
-refuse to push.
+The package is or may be new in this suite.  Without this, dgit will
+refuse to push.  It may (for Debian, will) be unable to access the git
+history for any packages which have been newly pushed and have not yet
+been published.
 .TP
 .BR --ignore-dirty
 Do not complain if the working tree does not match your git HEAD.
@@ -631,6 +633,23 @@ Not relevant for Debian.
 .TP
 .BI dgit-distro. distro .upload-host
 Might be useful if you have an intermediate queue server.
+.TP
+.BI dgit-distro. distro .cmd- cmd
+Program to use instead of
+.IR cmd .
+Works like
+.BR -- \fIcmd\fR = "... ."
+.TP
+.BI dgit-distro. distro .opts- cmd
+Extra options to pass to
+.IR cmd .
+Works like
+.BR -- \fIcmd\fR : "... ."
+To pass several options, configure multiple values in git config
+(with git config --add).  The options for
+.BI dgit.default.opts- cmd
+.BI dgit-distro. distro /push.opts- cmd
+and are all used, followed by options from dgit's command line.
 .SH ACCESS CONFIGURATION
 There are many other settings which specify how a particular distro's
 services (archive and git) are provided.  These should not normally be