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diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1 index 429b3b387..a60fd60a6 100644 --- a/man/emerge.1 +++ b/man/emerge.1 @@ -373,7 +373,10 @@ Skips the packages specified on the command\-line that have already been installed. Without this option, any packages, ebuilds, or deps you specify on the command\-line \fBwill\fR cause Portage to remerge the package, even if it is already installed. Note that Portage will -not remerge dependencies by default. +not remerge dependencies by default. Also note that this option takes +precedence over options such as \fB\-\-newuse\fR, preventing a package +from being reinstalled even though the corresponding USE flag settings +may have changed. .TP .BR "\-\-nospinner" Disables the spinner for the session. The spinner is active when the |