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diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 9c4269f3d2..26272c4410 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Description=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>A free-form string
- describing the unit. This is intended for use
- in UIs wanting to show
- descriptive information along with the
- unit name.</para></listitem>
+ describing the unit. This is intended
+ for use in UIs to show descriptive
+ information along with the unit
+ name.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -451,6 +451,34 @@
<option>false</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+ argument. If <option>true</option>
+ (the default), a few default
+ dependencies will implicitly be
+ created for the unit. The actual
+ dependencies created depend on the
+ unit type. For example, for service
+ units, these dependencies ensure that
+ the service is started only after
+ basic system initialization is
+ complete and is properly terminated on
+ system shutdown. See the respective
+ man pages for details. Generally, only
+ services involved with early boot or
+ late shutdown should set this option
+ to <option>false</option>. It is
+ highly recommended to leave this
+ option enabled for the majority of
+ common units. If set to
+ <option>false</option> this option
+ does not disable all implicit
+ dependencies, just non-essential
+ ones.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
<para>Unit file may include a [Install] section, which