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diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
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+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -328,13 +328,17 @@ control this behaviour but this command line option takes precedence.
@item --default-cache-ttl @var{n}
@opindex default-cache-ttl
-Set the time a cache entry is valid to @var{n} seconds. The default is
-600 seconds.
+Set the time a cache entry is valid to @var{n} seconds. The default
+is 600 seconds. Each time a cache entry is accessed, the entry's
+timer is reset. To set an entry's maximum lifetime, use
+@command{max-cache-ttl}.
@item --default-cache-ttl-ssh @var{n}
@opindex default-cache-ttl
Set the time a cache entry used for SSH keys is valid to @var{n}
-seconds. The default is 1800 seconds.
+seconds. The default is 1800 seconds. Each time a cache entry is
+accessed, the entry's timer is reset. To set an entry's maximum
+lifetime, use @command{max-cache-ttl-ssh}.
@item --max-cache-ttl @var{n}
@opindex max-cache-ttl