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diff --git a/man/systemd.timer.xml b/man/systemd.timer.xml
index e08e200212..8682643349 100644
--- a/man/systemd.timer.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.timer.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
machine was booted
up. <varname>OnStartupSec=</varname>
defines a timer relative to when
- systemd was
+ systemd was first
started. <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname>
defines a timer relative to when the
unit the timer is activating was last
@@ -157,7 +157,13 @@
<para>These are monotonic timers,
independent of wall-clock time and timezones. If the
computer is temporarily suspended, the
- monotonic clock stops too.</para></listitem>
+ monotonic clock stops too.</para>
+
+ <para>If the empty string is assigned
+ to any of these options the list of
+ timers is reset, and all prior
+ assignments will have no
+ effect.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -169,8 +175,10 @@
event expressions. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for more information on the syntax of
- calendar event
- expressions.</para></listitem>
+ calendar event expressions. Otherwise
+ the semantics are similar to
+ <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> and
+ related settings.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>