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diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 459fb44c..14eaec39 100644
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Options
  -x, --one-file-system       don't cross filesystem boundaries
  -B, --block-size=SIZE       checksum blocking size (default 700)
  -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify rsh replacement
-     --rsync-path=PATH       specify path to rsync on the remote machine
+     --rsync-path=PATH       specify full path to rsync on the remote machine
  -C, --cvs-exclude           auto ignore files in the same way CVS does
      --delete                delete files that don't exist on the sending side
      --delete-excluded       also delete excluded files on the receiving side
@@ -447,15 +447,6 @@ This option can be dangerous if used incorrectly!  It is a very good idea
 to run first using the dry run option (-n) to see what files would be
 deleted to make sure important files aren't listed.
 
-rsync 1.6.4 changed the behavior of --delete to make it less
-dangerous.  rsync now only scans directories on the receiving side
-that are explicitly transferred from the sending side.  Only files in
-these directories are deleted.
-
-Still, it is probably easy to get burnt with this option.  The moral
-of the story is to use the -n option until you get used to the
-behavior of --delete.
-
 If the sending side detects any IO errors then the deletion of any
 files at the destination will be automatically disabled. This is to
 prevent temporary filesystem failures (such as NFS errors) on the
@@ -486,7 +477,9 @@ You can also choose the remote shell program using the RSYNC_RSH
 environment variable.
 
 dit(bf(--rsync-path=PATH)) Use this to specify the path to the copy of
-rsync on the remote machine. Useful when it's not in your path.
+rsync on the remote machine. Useful when it's not in your path. Note
+that this is the full path to the binary, not just the directory that
+the binary is in.
 
 dit(bf(--exclude=PATTERN)) This option allows you to selectively exclude
 certain files from the list of files to be transferred. This is most
@@ -621,6 +614,9 @@ dit(bf(--progress)) This option tells rsync to print information
 showing the progress of the transfer. This gives a bored user
 something to watch.
 
+This option is normally combined with -v. Using this option without
+the -v option will produce weird results on your display.
+
 dit(bf(--password-file)) This option allows you to provide a password
 in a file for accessing a remote rsync server. Note that this option
 is only useful when accessing a rsync server using the built in