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@@ -213,20 +213,26 @@ forth to @var{epoch} which is the number of seconds elapsed since the year
@item --debug-level @var{level}
@opindex debug-level
Select the debug level for investigating problems. @var{level} may be
-one of:
-
- @table @code
- @item none
- no debugging at all.
- @item basic
- some basic debug messages
- @item advanced
- more verbose debug messages
- @item expert
- even more detailed messages
- @item guru
- all of the debug messages you can get
- @end table
+a numeric value or a keyword:
+
+@table @code
+@item none
+No debugging at all. A value of less than 1 may be used instead of
+the keyword.
+@item basic
+Some basic debug messages. A value between 1 and 2 may be used
+instead of the keyword.
+@item advanced
+More verbose debug messages. A value between 3 and 5 may be used
+instead of the keyword.
+@item expert
+Even more detailed messages. A value between 6 and 8 may be used
+instead of the keyword.
+@item guru
+All of the debug messages you can get. A value greater than 8 may be
+used instead of the keyword. The creation of hash tracing files is
+only enabled if the keyword is used.
+@end table
How these messages are mapped to the actual debugging flags is not
specified and may change with newer releases of this program. They are