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@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ The following options are available for all commands.
The following options are available for all commands which commit the database.
*-s, --simulate*
- Simulate the requested operation without making any changes.
+ Simulate the requested operation without making any changes. The database
+ is opened in read only mode, and auto-updating of indexes is disabled.
+ You may want to run "apk update" before running a simulation to make sure
+ it is done with up-to-date repository indexes.
*--clean-protected*
Do not create .apk-new files in configuration directories.