The -d flag (short for --debug) repeats the upgrade with extra diagnostic detail written to the log — including why specific packages were skipped, which is the first thing to check when updates silently don't happen. It is debugging output, not a dry run: real updates are applied. Use --dry-run when you want a simulation instead.
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