Improve -X documentation. Closes: #686696

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 511b21f4a09cc569d2bfeda5b03c128c28df714d..e5794c485315b9bb30f31293ad6ea5bda5a3a8bc 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ Do not modify F<postinst>, F<postrm>, etc. scripts.
 =item B<-X>I<item>, B<--exclude=>I<item>
 
 Exclude an item from processing. This option may be used multiple times,
-to exclude more than one thing.
+to exclude more than one thing. The \fIitem\fR is typically part of a
+filename, and any file containing the specified text will be excluded.
 
 =item B<-A>, B<--all>
 

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2fc9e318ff08dc3d07802a43666c437255604a46..3b34f9c30b49d4c76cddb4a965b1e89c5582c2db 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ debhelper (9.20120609) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     a python2.X-minimal package may provide it while not having
     distutils installed. Closes: #683557
   * dh_icons: Improve documentation. Closes: #684895
+  * Improve -X documentation. Closes: #686696
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:51:07 -0600