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diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index a304dd00e..343fad163 100644
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,23 @@
                 temporary files and directories which usually reside
                 in directories such as <filename>/run</filename>
                 or <filename>/tmp</filename>.</para>
+
+                <para>Volatile and temporary files and directories are
+                those located in <filename>/run</filename> (and its
+                alias <filename>/var/run</filename>),
+                <filename>/tmp</filename>,
+                <filename>/var/tmp</filename>, the API file systems
+                such as <filename>/sys</filename> or
+                <filename>/proc</filename>, as well as some other
+                directories below <filename>/var</filename>.</para>
+
+                <para>System daemons frequently require private
+                runtime directories below <filename>/run</filename> to
+                place communication sockets and similar in. For these
+                consider declaring them in their unit files using
+                <varname>RuntimeDirectory=</varname>
+                (see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details),
+                if this is feasible.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
@@ -109,7 +126,6 @@
 d    /run/user   0755 root root 10d -
 L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
 
-
                 <refsect2>
                         <title>Type</title>
 
@@ -277,13 +293,11 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                         </para>
 
                         <para>For example:
-                        <programlisting>
-# Make sure these are created by default so that nobody else can
+                        <programlisting># Make sure these are created by default so that nobody else can
 d /tmp/.X11-unix 1777 root root 10d
 
 # Unlink the X11 lock files
-r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock
-                        </programlisting>
+r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock</programlisting>
                         The second line in contrast to the first one
                         would break a running system, and will only be
                         executed with <option>--boot</option>.</para>
@@ -444,8 +458,8 @@ r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock
                         <title>/etc/tmpfiles.d/screen.conf example</title>
                         <para><command>screen</command> needs two directories created at boot with specific modes and ownership.</para>
 
-                        <programlisting>d /var/run/screens  1777 root root 10d
-d /var/run/uscreens 0755 root root 10d12h</programlisting>
+                        <programlisting>d /run/screens  1777 root root 10d
+d /run/uscreens 0755 root root 10d12h</programlisting>
                 </example>
                 <example>
                         <title>/etc/tmpfiles.d/abrt.conf example</title>
@@ -461,7 +475,8 @@ x /var/tmp/abrt/*</programlisting>
                 <para>
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tmpfiles</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-delta</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-delta</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 </para>
         </refsect1>