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diff --git a/man/systemd.path.xml b/man/systemd.path.xml
index 70a89b7a47..a602caab13 100644
--- a/man/systemd.path.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.path.xml
@@ -130,13 +130,15 @@
specified. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
may be used to watch a file or
directory and activate the configured
- unit whenever it changes. It is not activated
- on every write to the watched file but it is
- activated if the file which was open for writing
- gets closed. <varname>PathModified=</varname>
- is similar, but additionally it is activated
- also on simple writes to the watched file.
-
+ unit whenever it changes. It is not
+ activated on every write to the
+ watched file but it is activated if
+ the file which was open for writing
+ gets
+ closed. <varname>PathModified=</varname>
+ is similar, but additionally it is
+ activated also on simple writes to the
+ watched file.
<varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>
may be used to watch a directory and
activate the configured unit whenever
@@ -148,7 +150,12 @@
<para>Multiple directives may be
combined, of the same and of different
- types, to watch multiple paths.</para>
+ types, to watch multiple paths. If the
+ empty string is assigned to any of
+ these options the list of paths to
+ watch is reset, and any prior
+ assignments of these options will not
+ have any effect.</para>
<para>If a path is already existing
(in case of