commit aebbf2ab607b93722a2234f827c7602804c7c72e
Author: Oswald Buddenhagen <[email protected]>
Date: Wed May 20 12:57:46 2026 +0200
mention that --dry-run isn't quite read-only
src/mbsync.1.in | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/mbsync.1.in b/src/mbsync.1.in
index 1a15b10..5169b31 100644
--- a/src/mbsync.1.in
+++ b/src/mbsync.1.in
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ Display version information.
.TP
\fB-y\fR, \fB--dry-run\fR
Enter simulation mode: the Channel status is queried and all required
-operations are determined, but no modifications are actually made
-to either the mailboxes or the state files.
+operations are determined, but no synchronization is actually performed.
+Note that this does not imply completely read-only operation, as
+mailbox book-keeping is still performed.
.TP
\fB-e\fR, \fB--ext-exit\fR
Return an extended exit code: Add 32 or 64 to the code if any
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