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Expand Up @@ -1390,6 +1390,13 @@ You can do this using the `add` command.
* `--lock` : Do not perform install (only update the lockfile).
* `--sync`: Synchronize the environment with the locked packages and the specified groups.

{{% note %}}
The group options determine which dependency groups are installed or synchronized in the
environment. They do not limit resolution of the lock file: `poetry.lock` keeps one consistent
solution for all declared groups, so packages that belong to an excluded group can still change.
To restrict which packages Poetry updates, pass their names to the command.
{{% /note %}}

{{% note %}}
When `--only` is specified, `--with` and `--without` options are ignored.
{{% /note %}}
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