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@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
                          <arg choice='plain'>
                                  <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
                          </arg>
+                         <arg choice='plain'>
+                                 <replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+                         </arg>
                  </group>
       </arg>
 
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@
                                                <arg choice='plain'>
                                                        /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
                                                </arg>
+                                               <arg choice='plain'>
+                                                       /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+                                               </arg>
                                        </group>
                                </arg>
                         </arg>
      actually change the system. 
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
 
+     <para>Simulation run as user will deactivate locking (<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>)
+     automatical. Also a notice will be displayed indicating that this is only a simulation,
+     if the option <literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set (Default: true)
+     Neigther NoLocking nor the notice will be triggered if run as root (root should know what
+     he is doing without further warnings by <literal>apt-get</literal>).</para>
+
      <para>Simulate prints out
      a series of lines each one representing a dpkg operation, Configure (Conf),
      Remove (Remv), Unpack (Inst). Square brackets indicate broken packages with
      of this option. In short, this option
      lets you have simple control over which distribution packages will be
      retrieved from. Some common examples might be 
-     <option>-t '2.1*'</option> or <option>-t unstable</option>.
+     <option>-t '2.1*'</option>, <option>-t unstable</option>
+     or <option>-t sid</option>.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>;
      see also the &apt-preferences; manual page.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
         <title>CURRENT AUTHORS</title>
         <para>
                 &apt-author.team;
-                &apt-qapage;
         </para>
+                &apt-qapage;
  </refsect1>
  &manbugs;
 </refentry>