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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml
index 1e4c067c1..f85119d26 100644
--- a/man/os-release.xml
+++ b/man/os-release.xml
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@
ID=
A lower-case string
- identifying the operating system,
- excluding any version information and
- suitable for processing by scripts. If
- not set defaults to
+ (no spaces) identifying the operating
+ system, excluding any version
+ information and suitable for
+ processing by scripts or usage in
+ generated file names. If not set
+ defaults to
linux. Example:
ID=fedora.
@@ -128,10 +130,10 @@
VERSION_ID=
A lower-case string
- (mostly numeric) identifying the
+ (mostly numeric, no spaces) identifying the
operating system version, excluding
any name information and suitable for
- processing by scripts. Example:
+ processing by scripts or usage in generated file names. Example:
VERSION_ID=15.
@@ -165,11 +167,11 @@
- If you interpreting this file from code or a
- shell script, use the ID and VERSION_ID fields. When
- looking for an OS identification string for
- presentation to the user use the PRETTY_STRING
- field.
+ If you are reading this file from code or a
+ shell script to determine the OS or a specific version
+ of it, use the ID and VERSION_ID fields. When looking
+ for an OS identification string for presentation to
+ the user use the PRETTY_NAME field.
Note that operating system vendors may choose
not to provide version information, for example to