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@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
                 <filename>systemd.swap</filename>,
                 <filename>systemd.target</filename>,
                 <filename>systemd.path</filename>,
-                <filename>systemd.timer</filename></para>
+                <filename>systemd.timer</filename>,
+                <filename>systemd.snapshot</filename></para>
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
                 additional information in the unit files.</para>
 
                 <para>Boolean arguments used in unit files can be
-                written in various forms. For positive settings the
+                written in various formats. For positive settings the
                 strings <option>1</option>, <option>yes</option>,
                 <option>true</option> and <option>on</option> are
                 equivalent. For negative settings the strings
                 <para>Time span values encoded in unit files can be
                 written in various formats. A stand-alone number
                 specifies a time in seconds. If suffixed with a time
-                unit, the unit is honored. A concatentation of
+                unit, the unit is honored. A concatenation of
                 multiple value with units is supported, in which case
                 the values are added up. Example: "50" refers to 50
                 seconds; "2min 200ms" refers to 2 minutes plus 200
                 with the device node <filename>/dev/sda</filename> in
                 the file system namespace. If this applies a special
                 way to escape the path name is used, so that it is
-                usable as part of a file name. Basically, given a path,
-                "/" is replaced by "-", and all unprintable characters
-                and the "-" are replaced by C-style "\x20"
-                escapes. This escaping is reversible.</para>
+                usable as part of a file name. Basically, given a
+                path, "/" is replaced by "-", and all unprintable
+                characters and the "-" are replaced by C-style "\x20"
+                escapes. The root directory "/" is encoded as single
+                dash, while otherwise the initial and ending "/" is
+                removed from all paths during transformation. This
+                escaping is reversible.</para>
 
                 <para>Optionally, units may be instantiated from a
                 template file at runtime. This allows creation of
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>Alias=</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Additional names, this
+                                <listitem><para>Additional names this
                                 unit shall be installed under. The
                                 names listed here must have the same
                                 suffix (i.e. type) as the unit file
                                 effect that when the listed unit name
                                 is activated the unit listing it is
                                 activated
-                                to. <command>WantedBy=foo.service</command>
+                                too. <command>WantedBy=foo.service</command>
                                 in a service
                                 <filename>bar.service</filename> is
                                 mostly equivalent to
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.target</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.path</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.timer</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.timer</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.snapshot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 </para>
         </refsect1>