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diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index 2dbf67c5..49d25226 100644
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ details on some of the options you may be able to set. By default no
 special socket options are set.  These settings can also be specified
 via the bf(--sockopts) command-line option.
 
+dit(bf(listen backlog)) You can override the default backlog value when the
+daemon listens for connections.  It defaults to 5.
+
 enddit()
 
 manpagesection(MODULE PARAMETERS)
@@ -753,7 +756,8 @@ parameters in a module started in another file, can affect the defaults for
 other files, etc.
 
 When an bf(&include) or bf(&merge) directive refers to a directory, it will read
-in all the bf(*.conf) files contained inside that directory (without any
+in all the bf(*.conf) or bf(*.inc) files (respectively) that are contained inside
+that directory (without any
 recursive scanning), with the files sorted into alpha order.  So, if you have a
 directory named "rsyncd.d" with the files "foo.conf", "bar.conf", and
 "baz.conf" inside it, this directive:
@@ -770,17 +774,25 @@ except that it adjusts as files are added and removed from the directory.
 
 The advantage of the bf(&include) directive is that you can define one or more
 modules in a separate file without worrying about unintended side-effects
-between the self-contained module files.  For instance, this is a useful
-/etc/rsyncd.conf file:
+between the self-contained module files.
+
+The advantage of the bf(&merge) directive is that you can load config snippets
+that can be included into multiple module definitions, and you can also set
+global values that will affect connections (such as bf(motd file)), or globals
+that will affect other include files.
+
+For example, this is a useful /etc/rsyncd.conf file:
 
 verb(    port = 873
     log file = /var/log/rsync.log
     pid file = /var/lock/rsync.lock
 
+    &merge /etc/rsyncd.d
     &include /etc/rsyncd.d )
 
-The advantage of the bf(&merge) directive is that you can load config snippets
-that can be included into multiple module definitions.
+This would merge any /etc/rsyncd.d/*.inc files (for global values that should
+stay in effect), and then include any /etc/rsyncd.d/*.conf files (defining
+modules without any global-value cross-talk).
 
 manpagesection(AUTHENTICATION STRENGTH)