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diff --git a/Documentation/public-inbox-fetch.pod b/Documentation/public-inbox-fetch.pod
index 28d5638d..c78ffc0b 100644
--- a/Documentation/public-inbox-fetch.pod
+++ b/Documentation/public-inbox-fetch.pod
@@ -19,7 +19,19 @@ It does not run L<public-inbox-index(1)>, making it suitable
 for maintaining git-only backups.
 
 For v2 inboxes, it will maintain C<$INBOX_DIR/manifest.js.gz>
-file to speed up future invocations.
+file to speed up future invocations.  It always safe to remove
+manifest.js.gz, it is merely an optimization and will be
+restored on the next invocation.
+
+To prevent fetches on any v2 epoch, use L<chmod(1)> to remove
+write permissions to the top-level of the epoch.  For example,
+to disable fetches on epoch 4:
+
+	chmod a-w $INBOX_DIR/git/4.git
+
+If you wish to re-enable fetches to the epoch:
+
+	chmod u+w $INBOX_DIR/git/4.git
 
 =head1 OPTIONS
 
@@ -31,6 +43,15 @@ file to speed up future invocations.
 
 Quiets down progress messages, also passed to L<git-fetch(1)>.
 
+=item -T REMOTE
+
+=item --try-remote REMOTE
+
+Try a given remote name instead of C<origin> or C<_grokmirror>.
+May be specified more than once.
+
+Default: C<origin>, C<_grokmirror>
+
 =item --exit-code
 
 Exit with C<127> if no updates are done.  This can be used in
@@ -50,7 +71,7 @@ Increases verbosity, also passed to L<git-fetch(1)>.
 
 =item --no-torsocks
 
-Whether to wrap L<git(1)> and L<curl(1)> commands with torsocks.
+Whether to wrap L<git(1)> and L<curl(1)> commands with L<torsocks(1)>.
 
 Default: C<auto>