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diff --git a/doc/dumpdir.texi b/doc/dumpdir.texi
index ab917c0..76af48e 100644
--- a/doc/dumpdir.texi
+++ b/doc/dumpdir.texi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @c This is part of the paxutils manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 2006-2007, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c Written by Sergey Poznyakoff
 @c This file is distributed under GFDL 1.1 or any later version
 @c published by the Free Software Foundation.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dumped directory in special data blocks called @dfn{dumpdirs}.
 @noindent
 where @var{C} is one of the @dfn{control codes} described below,
 @var{filename} is the name of the file @var{C} operates upon, and
-@samp{\0} represents a nul character (ASCII 0).  The white space 
+@samp{\0} represents a nul character (ASCII 0).  The white space
 characters were added for readability, real dumpdirs do not contain
 them.
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ changed since the last backup.
 
 @item R
 This code requests renaming of the @var{filename} to the name
-specified with the following @samp{T} command.
+specified with the @samp{T} command, that immediately follows it.
 
 @item T
 Specify target file name for @samp{R} command (see below).
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ directory}.  For example, consider the following scenario:
 @enumerate 1
 @item
 Previous run dumped a directory @file{foo} which contained the
-following three directories: 
+following three directories:
 
 @smallexample
 a
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ New incremental dump was made.
 @end enumerate
 
   This case cannot be handled by three successive renames, since
-renaming @file{a} to @file{b} will destroy existing directory.
-To handle such case a temporary directory is required. @GNUTAR{}
-will create the following dumpdir (newlines have been added for
-readability): 
+renaming @file{a} to @file{b} will destroy the existing directory.
+To correctly process it, @GNUTAR{} needs a temporary directory, so
+it creates the following dumpdir (newlines have been added for
+readability):
 
 @smallexample
 @group
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ work as usual, and, finally, the last command, @samp{R\0Tfoo/a\0}
 tells tar to rename the temporary directory to @file{foo/a}.
 
   The exact placement of a dumpdir in the archive depends on the
-archive format (@pxref{Formats}): 
+archive format (@pxref{Formats}):
 
 @itemize
 @item PAX archives
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ corresponding directory, in variable @code{GNU.dumpdir}.
 @item GNU and old GNU archives
 
 These formats implement special header type @samp{D}, which is similar
-to ustar header @samp{5} (directory), except that it preceeds a data
+to ustar header @samp{5} (directory), except that it precedes a data
 block containing the dumpdir.
 @end itemize