1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pbuilder.8 b/pbuilder.8
index 64b6e29..3db2252 100644
--- a/pbuilder.8
+++ b/pbuilder.8
@@ -319,11 +319,12 @@ target.
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 .BI "\-\-debbuildopts [" "options" "]"
 
-List of options that are passed on to dpkg-buildpackage. Overrides
-any value given in DEBBUILDOPTS as specified in
-pbuilderrc.
+List of options that are passed on to dpkg-buildpackage.  Multiple flags are
+additive and appended ot the any value given in DEBBUILDOPTS as specified in
+pbuilderrc.  To clear the list of options, pass the empty string, e.g.
+\-\-debbuildopts "".
 
-Multiple options are delimited with spaces, 
+Multiple options are delimited with spaces,
 like \-\-debbuildopts "-j100 -E"
 
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