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diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
index 41477b46d5..8adcd946b0 100644
--- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>systemd-nspawn</command>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
- <arg choice="opt">COMMAND</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGS</arg>
+ </arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>systemd-nspawn</command>
+ <arg choice="plain">-b</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGS</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -131,10 +138,16 @@
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
- <para>If no arguments are passed the container is set
- up and a shell started in it, otherwise the passed
- command and arguments are executed in it. The
- following options are understood:</para>
+ <para>If option <option>-b</option> is specified, the
+ arguments are used as arguments for the init
+ binary. Otherwise, <replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable>
+ specifies the program to launch in the container, and
+ the remaining arguments are used as arguments for this
+ program. If <option>-b</option> is not used and no
+ arguments are specifed, a shell is launched in the
+ container.</para>
+
+ <para>The following options are understood:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -170,7 +183,10 @@
<listitem><para>Automatically search
for an init binary and invoke it
instead of a shell or a user supplied
- program.</para></listitem>
+ program. If this option is used, arguments
+ specified on the command line are used
+ as arguments for the init binary.
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>