for details.
.RE
.TP
-.BI \-u
-do not fetch the entry from the database.
-In this case, if the entry does not exist, a fake entry with the
+.B \-u
+enable dry-run mode. Do not fetch any entries from the database.
+In this case, a fake entry with the
.I DN
given with the
.B \-b
option is used, with no attributes.
As a consequence, those rules that depend on the contents
-of the target object will not behave as with the real object.
+of the target object or any other database objects will not behave as with the real object.
The
.I DN
given with the