=over 4
-=item B<-u>I<params>, B<--dpkg-shlibdeps-params=>I<params>
-
-=item B<--> I<params>
-
-Pass "params" to L<dpkg-shlibdeps(1)>.
-
=item B<-X>I<item>, B<--exclude=>I<item>
Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from being
This may be useful in some situations, but use it with caution. This option
may be used more than once to exclude more than one thing.
+=item B<--> I<params>
+
+Pass "params" to L<dpkg-shlibdeps(1)>.
+
+=item B<-u>I<params>, B<--dpkg-shlibdeps-params=>I<params>
+
+This is another way to pass I<params> to L<dpkg-deb(1)>.
+It is deprecated; use B<--> instead.
+
=item B<-l>I<directory>[:directory:directory:..]
With recent versions of dpkg-shlibdeps, this option is generally not