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diff --git a/make.1 b/make.1
index ad86db3..9420032 100644
--- a/make.1
+++ b/make.1
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ the output from the entire recipe for each target is grouped together. If
.I type
is
.B line
-the output from each line within a recipe is grouped together.
+the output from each command line within a recipe is grouped together.
If
.I type
is
@@ -289,9 +289,25 @@ This is used to pretend that the commands were done, in order to fool
future invocations of
.BR make .
.TP 0.5i
-.B \-\-trace
+.B \-\-trace\fR[=\fImode\fR]
Print information about the commands invoked by
-.BR make.
+.BR make .
+If
+.I mode
+is not specified or is
+.B rule
+information about the disposition of each target is printed. If
+.I mode
+is
+.B dir
+then directory enter/leave trace statements are shown for each synchronized
+output segment (see
+.BR \-O ).
+If
+.I mode
+is
+.B none
+then no tracing is performed.
.TP 0.5i
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print the version of the