Remove the erase cycle counter (options -y / -Y).

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avrdude.1

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $Id$
 .\"
-.Dd DATE May 16, 2013
+.Dd DATE September 3, 2013
 .Os
 .Dt AVRDUDE 1
 .Sh NAME
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 .Op Fl v
 .Op Fl x Ar extended_param
 .Op Fl V
-.Op Fl y
-.Op Fl Y
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm Avrdude
 is a program for downloading code and data to Atmel AVR
@@ -673,30 +671,6 @@ to the chosen programmer implementation as an extended parameter.
 The interpretation of the extended parameter depends on the
 programmer itself.
 See below for a list of programmers accepting extended parameters.
-.It Fl y
-Tells
-.Nm
-to use the last four bytes of the connected parts' EEPROM memory to
-track the number of times the device has been erased.  When this
-option is used and the
-.Fl e
-flag is specified to generate a chip erase, the previous counter will
-be saved before the chip erase, it is then incremented, and written
-back after the erase cycle completes.  Presumably, the device would
-only be erased just before being programmed, and thus, this can be
-utilized to give an indication of how many erase-rewrite cycles the
-part has undergone.  Since the FLASH memory can only endure a finite
-number of erase-rewrite cycles, one can use this option to track when
-a part is nearing the limit.  The typical limit for Atmel AVR FLASH is
-1000 cycles.  Of course, if the application needs the last four bytes
-of EEPROM memory, this option should not be used.
-.It Fl Y Ar cycles
-Instructs
-.Nm
-to initialize the erase-rewrite cycle counter residing at the last four
-bytes of EEPROM memory to the specified value.  If the application
-needs the last four bytes of EEPROM memory, this option should not be
-used.
 .El
 .Ss Terminal mode
 In this mode,