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diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
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@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ enabled are added or removed.
Set the \fBROOT\fR environment variable.
.TP
.BR "\-\-root\-deps[=rdeps]"
-If no argument is given then build\-time dependencies are installed to
+If no argument is given then build\-time dependencies of packages for
+\fBROOT\fR are installed to
\fBROOT\fR instead of /. If the \fBrdeps\fR argument is given then discard
all build\-time dependencies of packages for \fBROOT\fR. This option is
only meaningful when used together with \fBROOT\fR and it should not