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diff --git a/fish/guestfish.pod b/fish/guestfish.pod
index 58f0bd9..94deb9c 100644
--- a/fish/guestfish.pod
+++ b/fish/guestfish.pod
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ force a particular format use the I<--format=..> option.
 
 Using this flag is mostly equivalent to using the C<add> command,
 with C<readonly:true> if the I<--ro> flag was given, and
-with C<format:...> if the I<--format:...> flag was given.
+with C<format:...> if the I<--format=...> flag was given.
 
 =item B<-c URI>
 
@@ -473,14 +473,14 @@ and I<--rw> affect whether the other command line options I<-a>,
 I<-c>, I<-d>, I<-i> and I<-m> open disk images read-only or for
 writing.
 
-In libguestfs E<le> 1.8, guestfish, guestmount and virt-rescue
+In libguestfs E<le> 1.10, guestfish, guestmount and virt-rescue
 defaulted to opening disk images supplied on the command line for
 write.  To open a disk image read-only you have to do I<-a image --ro>.
 
 This matters: If you accidentally open a live VM disk image writable
 then you will cause irreversible disk corruption.
 
-By libguestfs 1.10 we intend to change the default the other way.
+By libguestfs 1.12 we intend to change the default the other way.
 Disk images will be opened read-only.  You will have to either specify
 I<guestfish --rw>, I<guestmount --rw>, I<virt-rescue --rw>, or change
 the configuration file C</etc/libguestfs-tools.conf> in order to get
@@ -798,19 +798,24 @@ on each one.  Then you can close the mapper device:
 =head1 WINDOWS PATHS
 
 If a path is prefixed with C<win:> then you can use Windows-style
-paths (with some limitations).  The following commands are equivalent:
+drive letters and paths (with some limitations).  The following
+commands are equivalent:
 
  file /WINDOWS/system32/config/system.LOG
 
- file win:/windows/system32/config/system.log
-
  file win:\windows\system32\config\system.log
 
- file WIN:C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\conFIG\SYSTEM.LOG
+ file WIN:C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.LOG
+
+The parameter is rewritten "behind the scenes" by looking up the
+position where the drive is mounted, prepending that to the path,
+changing all backslash characters to forward slash, then resolving the
+result using L</case-sensitive-path>.  For example if the E: drive
+was mounted on C</e> then the parameter might be rewritten like this:
+
+ win:e:\foo\bar => /e/FOO/bar
 
-This syntax implicitly calls C<case-sensitive-path> (q.v.) so it also
-handles case insensitivity like Windows would.  This only works in
-argument positions that expect a path.
+This only works in argument positions that expect a path.
 
 =head1 UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING FILES
 
@@ -1134,9 +1139,9 @@ to make guestfish case sensitive.
 
 =item test2.img (etc)
 
-When using the C<-N> or C<--new> option, the prepared disk or
+When using the I<-N> or I<--new> option, the prepared disk or
 filesystem will be created in the file C<test1.img> in the current
-directory.  The second use of C<-N> will use C<test2.img> and so on.
+directory.  The second use of I<-N> will use C<test2.img> and so on.
 Any existing file with the same name will be overwritten.
 
 =back