Index: duplicity.1
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RCS file: /sources/duplicity/duplicity/duplicity.1,v
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diff -u -r1.27 duplicity.1
--- duplicity.1	26 Oct 2007 19:05:37 -0000	1.27
+++ duplicity.1	2 Nov 2007 17:19:25 -0000
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@
 When backing up or restoring, specify the local archive directory.  
 This option is not necessary, but if hash data is found locally in
 .I path
-it will be used in preference to the remote hash data.
+it will be used in preference to the remote hash data. Use of this
+option does not imply that the archive data is no longer stored
+in the backup destination, nor that the local archive directory
+need be kept safe. The local archive directory is a performance
+optimization only, and may safely be discarded at any time.
 .TP
 .BI "--encrypt-key " key
 When backing up, encrypt to the given public key, instead of using