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diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml
index c36f522c8e..a29d2f5b75 100644
--- a/man/hostnamectl.xml
+++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
<para>The static host name is stored in
<filename>/etc/hostname</filename>, see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- for more information. The pretty host name and icon
- name are stored in
+ for more information. The pretty host name, chassis
+ type and icon name are stored in
<filename>/etc/machine-info</filename>, see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -198,8 +198,34 @@
Naming Specification</ulink>. Pass an
empty string to this operation to
reset the icon name to the default
+ value which is determined from chassis
+ type (see below) and possibly other
+ parameters.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>set-chassis [TYPE]</command></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Set the chassis
+ type. The chassis type is used by some
+ graphical applications to visualize
+ the host or alter user
+ interaction. Currently, the following
+ chassis types are defined:
+ <literal>desktop</literal>,
+ <literal>laptop</literal>,
+ <literal>server</literal>,
+ <literal>tablet</literal>,
+ <literal>handset</literal>, as well as
+ the special chassis types
+ <literal>vm</literal> and
+ <literal>container</literal> for
+ virtualized systems that lack an
+ immediate physical chassis. Pass an
+ empty string to this operation to
+ reset the chassis type to the default
value which is determined from the
- system form factor and possibly other
+ firmware and possibly other
parameters.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>