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@@ -229,6 +229,17 @@ Upgrade Options (apply to '-S' and '-U')[[UO]]
there is one available. Multiple groups can be specified by
separating them with a comma.
+*\--needed*::
+ Do not reinstall the targets that are already up to date.
+
+*\--recursive*::
+ Recursively reinstall all dependencies of the targets. This forces upgrades
+ or reinstalls of all dependencies without requiring explicit version
+ requirements. This is most useful in combination with the '\--needed' flag,
+ which will induce a deep dependency upgrade without any unnecessary
+ reinstalls.
+
+
Query Options[[QO]]
-------------------
*-c, \--changelog*::
@@ -398,7 +409,7 @@ system upgrade and install/upgrade the foo package in the same operation.
to date.
*\--needed*::
- Don't reinstall the targets that are already up to date.
+ Do not reinstall the targets that are already up to date.
*\--recursive*::
Recursively reinstall all dependencies of the targets. This forces upgrades