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@@ -123,20 +123,26 @@ verbose commands to @command{gpgsm}, such as @samp{-vv}.
@item --debug-level @var{level}
@opindex debug-level
-Select the debug level for investigating problems. @var{level} may be
-one of:
+Select the debug level for investigating problems. @var{level} may be
+a numeric value or a keyword:
@table @code
@item none
-no debugging at all.
+No debugging at all. A value of less than 1 may be used instead of
+the keyword.
@item basic
-some basic debug messages
+Some basic debug messages. A value between 1 and 2 may be used
+instead of the keyword.
@item advanced
-more verbose debug messages
+More verbose debug messages. A value between 3 and 5 may be used
+instead of the keyword.
@item expert
-even more detailed messages
+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
+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