Doc: point users to ways to override the default opam root location i…

…n the opam init manpage

master_changes.md

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ users)
 ## Doc
   * Update the command to install opam to point to the new simplified url on opam.ocaml.org [#6226 @kit-ty-kate]
   * Fix debian manual url fragment [#6231 @RyanGibb]
+  * Point users to ways to override the default opam root location in the opam init manpage [#6251 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Security fixes
 

src/client/opamCommands.ml

@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ let init cli =
     `P "Initialise the opam state, or update opam init options";
     `P (Printf.sprintf
          "The $(b,init) command initialises a local \"opam root\" (by default, \
-          $(i,~%s.opam%s)) that holds opam's data and packages. This is a \
+          $(i,~%s.opam%s) unless overriden by $(i,--root) or the $(i,OPAMROOT) \
+          environment variable) that holds opam's data and packages. This is a \
           necessary step for normal operation of opam. The initial software \
           repositories are fetched, and an initial 'switch' can also be \
           installed, according to the configuration and options. These can be \