Provide --gbp and --dpm as aliases for --quilt=gbp and --quilt=dpm.

[dgit.git] / dgit.1

diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index 42973a400380b6cfdee9ee4723293e2e86d8b553..99ae90bf0b6bf043328f113e28747eece25b3501 100644 (file)
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -445,20 +445,24 @@ Do not check whether up source format `3.0 (quilt)' metadata needs
 fixing up.  If you use this option and the metadata did in fact need
 fixing up, dgit push will fail.
 .TP
-.BR --quilt=gbp " | " --quilt=dpm " | " --quilt=unapplied
+.BR -- [ quilt= ] gbp " | " -- [ quilt= ] dpm " | " --quilt=unapplied
 Tell dgit that you are using a nearly-dgit-compatible git branch,
 aka a
 .BR "maintainer view" ,
 and
 do not want your branch changed by dgit.
 
-.B --quilt=gbp
+.B --gbp
+(short for
+.BR --quilt=gbp )
 is for use with git-buildpackage.
 Your HEAD is expected to be
 a patches-unapplied git branch, except that it might contain changes
 to upstream .gitignore files.  This is the default for dgit gbp-build.
 
-.B --quilt=dpm
+.B --dpm
+(short for
+.BR --quilt=dpm )
 is for use with git-dpm.
 Your HEAD is expected to be
 a patches-applied git branch,
@@ -525,6 +529,11 @@ Passed to dpkg-genchanges (eventually).
 .RI \fB--ch:\fR option
 Specifies a single additional option to pass, eventually, to
 dpkg-genchanges.
+
+Options which are safe to pass include
+.BR "-si -sa -sd -C" .
+
+For other options the caveat below applies.
 .TP
 .RI \fB--curl:\fR option " | \fB--dput:\fR" option " |..."
 Specifies a single additional option to pass to
@@ -954,6 +963,7 @@ fetches may result in subsequent actions being different.  Doing a
 non-dry-run dgit fetch first will help.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBdgit\fP(7),
+\fBdgit-maint-merge\fP(7),
 \fBcurl\fP(1),
 \fBdput\fP(1),
 \fBdebsign\fP(1),