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diff --git a/src/guestfs.pod b/src/guestfs.pod
index 3a8702a..cfd58c9 100644
--- a/src/guestfs.pod
+++ b/src/guestfs.pod
@@ -550,10 +550,11 @@ device (I<not> the underlying encrypted block device).
 =head2 INSPECTION
 
 Libguestfs has APIs for inspecting an unknown disk image to find out
-if it contains operating systems.  (These APIs used to be in a
-separate Perl-only library called L<Sys::Guestfs::Lib(3)> but since
-version 1.5.3 the most frequently used part of this library has been
-rewritten in C and moved into the core code).
+if it contains operating systems, an install CD or a live CD.  (These
+APIs used to be in a separate Perl-only library called
+L<Sys::Guestfs::Lib(3)> but since version 1.5.3 the most frequently
+used part of this library has been rewritten in C and moved into the
+core code).
 
 Add all disks belonging to the unknown virtual machine and call
 L</guestfs_launch> in the usual way.
@@ -608,6 +609,25 @@ again.  (L</guestfs_inspect_list_applications> works a little
 differently from the other calls and does read the disks.  See
 documentation for that function for details).
 
+=head3 INSPECTING INSTALL DISKS
+
+Libguestfs (since 1.9.4) can detect some install disks, install
+CDs, live CDs and more.
+
+Call L</guestfs_inspect_get_format> to return the format of the
+operating system, which currently can be C<installed> (a regular
+operating system) or C<installer> (some sort of install disk).
+
+Further information is available about the operating system that can
+be installed using the regular inspection APIs like
+L</guestfs_inspect_get_product_name>,
+L</guestfs_inspect_get_major_version> etc.
+
+Some additional information specific to installer disks is also
+available from the L</guestfs_inspect_is_live>,
+L</guestfs_inspect_is_netinst> and L</guestfs_inspect_is_multipart>
+calls.
+
 =head2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WINDOWS GUESTS
 
 Libguestfs can mount NTFS partitions.  It does this using the
@@ -717,7 +737,7 @@ See L<guestfs-ocaml(3)>.
 
 =item B<Perl>
 
-See L<Sys::Guestfs(3)>.
+See L<guestfs-perl(3)> and L<Sys::Guestfs(3)>.
 
 =item B<PHP>
 
@@ -2382,6 +2402,10 @@ Some "phony" guest images which we test against.
 
 L<virt-inspector(1)>, the virtual machine image inspector.
 
+=item C<logo>
+
+Logo used on the website.  The fish is called Arthur by the way.
+
 =item C<m4>
 
 M4 macros used by autoconf.
@@ -2477,12 +2501,13 @@ has the same effect as calling C<guestfs_set_trace (g, 1)>.
 
 =item TMPDIR
 
-Location of temporary directory, defaults to C</tmp>.
+Location of temporary directory, defaults to C</tmp> except for the
+cached supermin appliance which defaults to C</var/tmp>.
 
 If libguestfs was compiled to use the supermin appliance then the
 real appliance is cached in this directory, shared between all
 handles belonging to the same EUID.  You can use C<$TMPDIR> to
-configure another directory to use in case C</tmp> is not large
+configure another directory to use in case C</var/tmp> is not large
 enough.
 
 =back