As of Ubuntu 14.10, the bug is still present, and it took some time for me to find the information (which is this bug report).
I would change add a sentence in the manpage description, changing it to :
Upgrade the operating system to the latest release from the command-line. The choice of the release (LTS or normal) is defined in the file : /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades. This is the preferred command if the machine has no graphic environment or if the machine is to be upgraded over a remote connection.
As of Ubuntu 14.10, the bug is still present, and it took some time for me to find the information (which is this bug report).
I would change add a sentence in the manpage description, changing it to :
Upgrade the operating system to the latest release from the command-line. The choice of the release (LTS or normal) is defined in the file : /etc/update- manager/ release- upgrades. This is the preferred command if the machine has no graphic environment or if the machine is to be upgraded over a remote connection.