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diff --git a/pigz/pigz.1 b/pigz/pigz.1
index 567c6caa4..8d75ca228 100644
--- a/pigz/pigz.1
+++ b/pigz/pigz.1
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ The default input block size is 128K, but can be changed with the
.B -b
option. The number of compress threads is set by default to the number
of online processors,
-which can be changed using the
+which can be changed using the
.B -p
option. Specifying
.B -p 1
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ uses a single thread
(the main thread) for decompression, but will create three other threads for
reading, writing, and check calculation, which can speed up decompression
under some circumstances. Parallel decompression can be turned off by
-specifying one process
+specifying one process
(
.B -dp 1
or
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ Print no messages, even on error.
.B -r --recursive
Process the contents of all subdirectories.
.TP
+.B -R --rsyncable
+Input-determined block locations for rsync.
+.TP
.B -S --suffix .sss
Use suffix .sss instead of .gz (for compression).
.TP
@@ -179,9 +182,12 @@ Show the version of pigz.
.TP
.B -z --zlib
Compress to zlib (.zz) instead of gzip format.
+.TP
+.B --
+All arguments after "--" are treated as file names (for names that start with "-")
.SH "COPYRIGHT NOTICE"
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
arising from the use of this software.
.PP
-Copyright (C) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Mark Adler <madler@alumni.caltech.edu>
+Copyright (C) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Mark Adler <madler@alumni.caltech.edu>