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@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     system and service manager.</para>
 
-    <para>For Unit Commands the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of unit.
+    <para>For unit commands, the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of the unit.
     <programlisting>
 systemctl start foo.service
     </programlisting>
-    For Unit File Commands the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of the unit file, or absolute path to the unit file.
+    For unit file commands, the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents the full name of the unit file, or the absolute path to the unit file.
     <programlisting>
 systemctl start /path/to/foo.service
     </programlisting>
-    While working with services/service files, <command>systemctl</command> is able to append .service suffix when it is missing.
+    While working with services/service files, <command>systemctl</command> implicitly appends the ".service" suffix when it is missing.
     <programlisting>
 systemctl start foo
     </programlisting></para>
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ systemctl start foo
         <term><option>--host</option></term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>Execute operation remotely. Specify a hostname, or
+          <para>Execute the operation remotely. Specify a hostname, or
           username and hostname separated by <literal>@</literal>, to connect to. This
           will use SSH to talk to the remote systemd
           instance.</para>
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>reboot</command></term>
+          <term><command>reboot <optional><replaceable>arg</replaceable></optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Shut down and reboot the system. This is mostly
@@ -1192,6 +1192,16 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
             specified twice, the operation is immediately executed
             without terminating any processes or unmounting any file
             systems. This may result in data loss.</para>
+
+            <para>If the optional argument
+            <replaceable>arg</replaceable> is given, it will be passed
+            as the optional argument to the
+            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>reboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+            system call. The value is architecture and firmware
+            specific. As an example, <literal>recovery</literal> might
+            be used to trigger system recovery, and
+            <literal>fota</literal> might be used to trigger a
+            <quote>firmware over the air</quote> update.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>