X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=dgit.1;h=77d325204d61b1397e4c7fd0c3ff09c1f6b621a3;hb=c04a69e8d6a4eeef6ee161a2fb39be3b4d7279d8;hp=0e38149f2458cd251eb6af3886c462c8f7982c07;hpb=90b565569492bd661031af3461a2e7119560696d;p=dgit.git

diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index 0e38149f..77d32520 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -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.