-.TH "ETC-UPDATE" "1" "Aug 2008" "Portage VERSION" "Portage"
+.TH "ETC-UPDATE" "1" "Mar 2012" "Portage VERSION" "Portage"
.SH NAME
etc-update \- handle configuration file updates
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B etc-update
+.BR etc-update
+[\fIoptions\fR] [\fI--automode <mode>\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I etc-update
is supposed to be run after merging a new package to see if
config files found in \fICONFIG_PROTECT_MASK\fR will automatically be
updated for you by \fIetc-update\fR. See \fBmake.conf\fR(5) for more
information.
+.PP
+.I etc-update
+respects the normal \fIPORTAGE_CONFIGROOT\fR and \fIEROOT\fR variables
+for finding the aforementioned config protect variables.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-None.
+.BR \-d ", " \-\-debug
+Run with shell tracing enabled.
+.TP
+.BR \h ", " \-\-help
+Surprisingly, show the help output.
+.TP
+.BR \-v ", " \-\-verbose
+Show settings and important decision info while running.
+.TP
+.BR "\-\-automode <mode>"
+Select one of the automatic merge modes. Valid modes are: -3 -5 -7 -9.
+See the \fI\-\-help\fR text for more details.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/
.SH AUTHORS
.TP
.B /etc/etc-update.conf
Configuration settings for \fIetc-update\fR are stored here.
-.TP
-.B /etc/dispatch-conf.conf
-Settings for dispatching configuration files right before they're merged.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR dispatch-conf (1),
.BR make.conf (5)