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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml
index d8a45b303f..f85119d26a 100644
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+++ b/man/os-release.xml
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@
<term><varname>ID=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>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
<literal>linux</literal>. Example:
<literal>ID=fedora</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -128,10 +130,10 @@
<term><varname>VERSION_ID=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>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:
<literal>VERSION_ID=15</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>