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@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ system upgrade and install/upgrade the foo package in the same operation.
*\--needed*::
Don't reinstall the targets that are already up to date.
+*\--recursive*::
+ Recursively reinstall all dependencies of the targets. This forces upgrades
+ or reinstalls of all dependencies without requiring explicit version
+ requirements. This is most useful in combination with the '\--needed' flag,
+ which will induce a deep dependency upgrade without any unnecessary
+ reinstalls.
+
Handling Config Files[[HCF]]
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