Allow adding or removing individual dependencies.

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@@ -729,6 +729,34 @@ separate command line arguments.  For example:
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     nssm set <servicename> DependOnService RpcSs LanmanWorkstation\r
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+Alternatively the dependency name can be prefixed with a + or - symbol to\r
+respectively add or remove a dependency.\r
+\r
+The following two lines set dependencies on RpcSs and LanmanWorkstation:\r
+\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnService RpcSs\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnService +LanmanWorkstation\r
+\r
+The follwing syntax removes the dependency on RpcSs:\r
+\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnService -RpcSs\r
+\r
+Service groups should, strictly speaking, be prefixed with the + symbol.\r
+To specify a single dependency on a group, the + symbol can be prefixed\r
+with the : symbol.\r
+\r
+The following lines are equivalent, and each set a dependency ONLY on\r
+NetBIOSGroup:\r
+\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnGroup NetBIOSGroup\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnGroup :NetBIOSGroup\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnGroup :+NetBIOSGroup\r
+\r
+Whereas these lines add to any existing dependencies:\r
+\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnGroup +NetBIOSGroup\r
+    nssm set <servicename> DependOnGroup ++NetBIOSGroup\r
+\r
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 The Name parameter can only be queried, not set.  It returns the service's\r
 registry key name.  This may be useful to know if you take advantage of\r