Add some index terms for host key overrides.

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@@ -151,13 +151,14 @@ military-strength cipher. That insignificant host key prompt really
 does make \e{that} much difference.
 
 If you're having a specific problem with host key checking - perhaps
-you want an automated batch job to make use of PSCP or Plink, and
-the interactive host key prompt is hanging the batch process - then
-the right way to fix it is to add the correct host key to the
-Registry in advance. That way, you retain the \e{important} feature
-of host key checking: the right key will be accepted and the wrong
-ones will not. Adding an option to turn host key checking off
-completely is the wrong solution and we will not do it.
+you want an automated batch job to make use of PSCP or Plink, and the
+interactive host key prompt is hanging the batch process - then the
+right way to fix it is to add the correct host key to the Registry in
+advance, or if the Registry is not available, to use the \cw{-hostkey}
+command-line option. That way, you retain the \e{important} feature of
+host key checking: the right key will be accepted and the wrong ones
+will not. Adding an option to turn host key checking off completely is
+the wrong solution and we will not do it.
 
 If you have host keys available in the common \i\c{known_hosts} format,
 we have a script called