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diff --git a/guestfish.pod b/guestfish.pod
index e3e9c14..1dc7730 100644
--- a/guestfish.pod
+++ b/guestfish.pod
@@ -156,6 +156,22 @@ The only exception is that if the C<-m> or C<--mount> option was
 given, the guest is automatically run for you (simply because
 guestfish can't mount the disks you asked for without doing this).
 
+=head1 QUOTING
+
+You can quote ordinary parameters using either single or double
+quotes.  For example:
+
+ add "file with a space.img"
+
+ rm '/file name'
+
+ rm '/"'
+
+A few commands require a list of strings to be passed.  For these, use
+a space-separated list, enclosed in quotes.  For example:
+
+ vgcreate VG "/dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1"
+
 =head1 COMMANDS
 
 =head2 help
@@ -170,18 +186,6 @@ parameter, this displays detailed help for a command.
 
 This exits guestfish.  You can also use C<^D> key.
 
-=head2 add | drive | add-drive
-
- add filename
-
-This adds a block device to be examined or modified.
-
-=head2 cdrom | add-cdrom
-
- cdrom iso-file
-
-This adds a CD-ROM device to be examined.
-
 =head2 alloc | allocate
 
  alloc filename size
@@ -195,14 +199,10 @@ Size can be specified (where C<nn> means a number):
 
 =over 4
 
-=item C<nn>
+=item C<nn> or C<nn>K or C<nn>KB
 
 number of kilobytes, eg: C<1440> = standard 3.5in floppy
 
-=item C<nn>K or C<nn>KB
-
-number of kilobytes
-
 =item C<nn>M or C<nn>MB
 
 number of megabytes
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ number of 512 byte sectors
 
 =back
 
-=head2 launch | run
-
-Launch the guest so that you can issue other commands (see below).
-
 @ACTIONS@
 
 =head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
@@ -237,6 +233,11 @@ same effect as using the B<-v> option.
 Set the path that guestfish uses to search for kernel and initrd.img.
 See the discussion of paths in L<guestfs(3)>.
 
+=item HOME
+
+If compiled with GNU readline support, then the command history
+is saved in C<$HOME/.guestfish>
+
 =back
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO