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@@ -250,7 +250,17 @@ By default proxy environment variables are passed into the container if set
for the podman process. This can be disabled by setting the `--http-proxy`
option to `false`. The environment variables passed in include `http_proxy`,
`https_proxy`, `ftp_proxy`, `no_proxy`, and also the upper case versions of
-those.
+those. This option is only needed when the host system must use a proxy but
+the container should not use any proxy. Proxy environment variables specified
+for the container in any other way will override the values that would have
+been passed thru from the host. (Other ways to specify the proxy for the
+container include passing the values with the `--env` flag, or hardcoding the
+proxy environment at container build time.)
+
+For example, to disable passing these environment variables from host to
+container:
+
+`--http-proxy=false`
Defaults to `true`