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diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 5f8623c7..f65e53cf 100644
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -734,6 +734,8 @@ dit(bf(--link-dest=DIR)) This option behaves like bf(--compare-dest) but
 also will create hard links from em(DIR) to the destination directory for
 unchanged files.  Files with changed ownership or permissions will not be
 linked.
+Like bf(--compare-dest) if DIR is a relative path, it is relative
+to the destination directory.
 
 dit(bf(-z, --compress)) With this option, rsync compresses any data from
 the files that it sends to the destination machine.  This
@@ -911,11 +913,11 @@ itemize(
   it() if the pattern includes a double asterisk "**" then all wildcards in
   the pattern will match slashes, otherwise they will stop at slashes.
 
-  it() if the pattern contains a / (not counting a trailing /) then it
-  is matched against the full filename, including any leading
-  directory. If the pattern doesn't contain a / then it is matched
-  only against the final component of the filename.  Again, remember
-  that the algorithm is applied recursively so "full filename" can 
+  it() if the pattern contains a / (not counting a trailing /) or a "**"
+  then it is matched against the full filename, including any leading
+  directory. If the pattern doesn't contain a / or a "**", then it is
+  matched only against the final component of the filename.  Again,
+  remember that the algorithm is applied recursively so "full filename" can
   actually be any portion of a path.
 
   it() if the pattern starts with "+ " (a plus followed by a space)