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diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 486ffae3..abcac123 100644
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -139,6 +139,15 @@ tt(rsync -av /src/foo /dest)nl()
 tt(rsync -av /src/foo/ /dest/foo)nl()
 )
 
+Note also that host and module references don't require a trailing slash to
+copy the contents of the default directory.  For example, both of these
+copy the remote directory's contents into "/dest":
+
+quote(
+tt(rsync -av host: /dest)nl()
+tt(rsync -av host::module /dest)nl()
+)
+
 You can also use rsync in local-only mode, where both the source and
 destination don't have a ':' in the name. In this case it behaves like
 an improved copy command.
@@ -622,9 +631,10 @@ default.
 dit(bf(-p, --perms)) This option causes rsync to set the destination
 permissions to be the same as the source permissions.
 
-Without this option, each new file gets its permissions set based on the
-source file's permissions and the umask at the receiving end, while all
-other files (including updated files) retain their existing permissions
+Without this option, all existing files (including updated files) retain
+their existing permissions, while each new file gets its permissions set
+based on the source file's permissions, but masked by the receiving end's
+umask setting
 (which is the same behavior as other file-copy utilities, such as cp).
 
 dit(bf(-o, --owner)) This option causes rsync to set the owner of the
@@ -1071,7 +1081,7 @@ quote(itemize(
   (sent).
   it() A bf(>) means that a file is being transferred to the local host
   (received).
-  it() A bf(c) means that a local change/creation is occuring for the item
+  it() A bf(c) means that a local change/creation is occurring for the item
   (such as the creation of a directory or the changing of a symlink, etc.).
   it() A bf(h) means that the item is a hard-link to another item (requires
   bf(--hard-links)).
@@ -1093,7 +1103,7 @@ The attribute that is associated with each letter is as follows:
 
 quote(itemize(
   it() A bf(c) means the checksum of the file is different and will be
-  updated by the file transfer (requries bf(--checksum)).
+  updated by the file transfer (requires bf(--checksum)).
   it() A bf(s) means the size of the file is different and will be updated
   by the file transfer.
   it() A bf(t) means the modification time is different and is being updated