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diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index 991dfb59..17f3c9fe 100644
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsync)(1)(12 Apr 2006)()()
+manpage(rsync)(1)(22 Apr 2006)()()
 manpagename(rsync)(faster, flexible replacement for rcp)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
@@ -337,15 +337,15 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description.  verb(
  -B, --block-size=SIZE       force a fixed checksum block-size
  -e, --rsh=COMMAND           specify the remote shell to use
      --rsync-path=PROGRAM    specify the rsync to run on remote machine
-     --existing              ignore non-existing files on receiving side
-     --ignore-existing       ignore files that already exist on receiver
-     --remove-sent-files     sent files/symlinks are removed from sender
+     --existing              skip creating new files on receiver
+     --ignore-existing       skip updating files that exist on receiver
+     --remove-sent-files     sender removes successfully sent files
      --del                   an alias for --delete-during
-     --delete                delete files that don't exist on sender
+     --delete                delete extraneous files from dest dirs
      --delete-before         receiver deletes before transfer (default)
      --delete-during         receiver deletes during xfer, not before
      --delete-after          receiver deletes after transfer, not before
-     --delete-excluded       also delete excluded files on receiver
+     --delete-excluded       also delete excluded files from dest dirs
      --ignore-errors         delete even if there are I/O errors
      --force                 force deletion of dirs even if not empty
      --max-delete=NUM        don't delete more than NUM files
@@ -813,20 +813,27 @@ See the bf(--perms) and bf(--executability) options for how the resulting
 permission value can be applied to the files in the transfer.
 
 dit(bf(-o, --owner)) This option causes rsync to set the owner of the
-destination file to be the same as the source file.  By default, the
-preservation is done by name, but may fall back to using the ID number
-in some circumstances (see the bf(--numeric-ids) option for a full
-discussion).
-This option has no effect if the receiving rsync is not run as the
-super-user and bf(--super) is not specified.
+destination file to be the same as the source file, but only if the
+receiving rsync is being run as the super-user (see also the bf(--super)
+option to force rsync to attempt super-user activities).
+Without this option, the owner is set to the invoking user on the
+receiving side.
+
+The preservation of ownership will associate matching names by default, but
+may fall back to using the ID number in some circumstances (see also the
+bf(--numeric-ids) option for a full discussion).
 
 dit(bf(-g, --group)) This option causes rsync to set the group of the
 destination file to be the same as the source file.  If the receiving
-program is not running as the super-user (or with the bf(--no-super)
-option), only groups that the
-receiver is a member of will be preserved.  By default, the preservation
-is done by name, but may fall back to using the ID number in some
-circumstances.  See the bf(--numeric-ids) option for a full discussion.
+program is not running as the super-user (or if bf(--no-super) was
+specified), only groups that the invoking user on the receiving side
+is a member of will be preserved.
+Without this option, the group is set to the default group of the invoking
+user on the receiving side.
+
+The preservation of group information will associate matching names by
+default, but may fall back to using the ID number in some circumstances
+(see also the bf(--numeric-ids) option for a full discussion).
 
 dit(bf(--devices)) This option causes rsync to transfer character and
 block device files to the remote system to recreate these devices.
@@ -898,12 +905,14 @@ treated like a mount-point.  Symlinks to non-directories are unaffected
 by this option.
 
 dit(bf(--existing, --ignore-non-existing)) This tells rsync to skip
-updating files that do not exist yet on the destination.  If this option is
+creating files (i.e. non-directory items) that do not exist yet on the
+destination.  If this option is
 combined with the bf(--ignore-existing) option, no files will be updated
 (which can be useful if all you want to do is to delete missing files).
 
-dit(bf(--ignore-existing)) This tells rsync to skip updating files that
-already exist on the destination.  See also bf(--ignore-non-existing).
+dit(bf(--ignore-existing)) This tells rsync to skip updating files (i.e.
+non-directory items) that
+already exist on the destination.  See also bf(--existing).
 
 dit(bf(--remove-sent-files)) This tells rsync to remove from the sending
 side the files and/or symlinks that are newly created or whose content is
@@ -2492,7 +2501,7 @@ url(http://rsync.samba.org/)(http://rsync.samba.org/)
 
 manpagesection(VERSION)
 
-This man page is current for version 2.6.8pre1 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 2.6.8 of rsync.
 
 manpagesection(CREDITS)