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diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index 0f3f9c7b..c569347e 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -269,6 +269,15 @@ from being run.
 the downside is simply that git clean may delete files you forgot to
 git add.
 .TP
+.BR --clean=git-ff " | " -wgf
+The source tree should be cleaned, before building a source package
+with one of the build options, using
+.BR "git clean -xdff" .
+This is like
+"git clean -xdf"
+but it also removes any subdirectories containing different git
+trees (which only unusual packages are likely to create).
+.TP
 .BR --clean=none " | " -wn
 Do not clean the tree before building a source package.  If there are
 files which are not in git, or if the build creates such files, a
@@ -628,25 +637,8 @@ and other subprograms and modules used by dgit are affected by various
 environment variables.  Consult the documentaton for those programs
 for details.
 .SH BUGS
-We should be using some kind of vhost/vpath setup for the git repos on
-alioth, so that they can be moved later if and when this turns out to
-be a good idea.
-
-dgit push should perhaps do `git push origin', or something similar,
-by default.
-
-Debian does not have a working rmadison server, so to find out what
-version of a package is in the archive, or to canonicalise suite
-names, we ssh directly into the ftpmaster server and run psql there to
-access the database.
-
-The mechanism for checking for and creating per-package repos on
-alioth is a hideous bodge.  One consequence is that dgit currently
-only works for people with push access.
-
-Debian Maintainers are currently not able to push, as there is not
-currently any mechanism for determining and honouring the archive's
-ideas about access control.  Currently only DDs can push.
+Debian Maintainers are currently not able to push, as the project
+lacks a list of their ssh keys (!)
 
 dgit's git representation of format `3.0 (quilt)' source packages does
 not represent the patch stack as git commits.  Currently the patch
@@ -680,10 +672,6 @@ remote tracking suite branch.
 
 The option parser requires values to be cuddled to the option name.
 
-dgit assumes knowledge of the archive database.  (The information dgit
-needs is not currently available via any public online service with a
-well-defined interface, let alone a secure one.)
-
 --dry-run does not always work properly, as not doing some of the git
 fetches may result in subsequent actions being different.  Doing a
 non-dry-run dgit fetch first will help.