capabilities.7: Document the 'no_file_caps' kernel command-line option

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -1134,6 +1134,11 @@ the capability transitions described above may
be performed (i.e., file capabilities may be ignored) for the same reasons
that the set-user-ID and set-group-ID bits are ignored; see
.BR execve (2).
.IR Note :
if the kernel was booted with the
.I no_file_caps
option, then file capabilities are ignored (treated as empty)
during the capability transitions described above.
.PP
.IR Note :
according to the rules above,