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diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index 4bbc288b7a..632a8134db 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -324,22 +324,28 @@
<term><option>-u</option></term>
<term><option>--unit=</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Show data only of the
- specified unit. This will add a match
- for <literal>_SYSTEMD_UNIT=</literal>
- for the specified
- unit.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Show messages for the
+ specified systemd unit. This will add
+ a match for messages from the unit
+ (<literal>_SYSTEMD_UNIT=</literal>)
+ and additional matches for messages
+ from systemd and messages about
+ coredumps for the specified unit.
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--user-unit=</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Show data only of the
+ <listitem><para>Show messages for the
specified user session unit. This will
- add a match for
- <literal>_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT=</literal>
- for the specified
- unit.</para></listitem>
+ add a match for messages from the unit
+ (<literal>_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT=</literal>
+ and <literal>_UID=</literal>) and
+ additional matches for messages from
+ session systemd and messages about
+ coredumps for the specified unit.
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>