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diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index bf49ec99da..5b99dff0aa 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ Command parameters:
@table @var
@item filename
is a disk image filename
-@item base_image
+@item base_image
is the read-only disk image which is used as base for a copy on
write image; the copy on write image only stores the modified data
-@item fmt
+@item fmt
is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. The following formats are supported:
@table @code
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ Linux Compressed Loop image, useful only to reuse directly compressed
CD-ROM images present for example in the Knoppix CD-ROMs.
@end table
-@item size
+@item size
is the disk image size in kilobytes. Optional suffixes @code{M}
-(megabyte) and @code{G} (gigabyte) are supported
+(megabyte) and @code{G} (gigabyte) are supported
@item output_filename
-is the destination disk image filename
+is the destination disk image filename
@item output_fmt
is the destination format
@item -c
indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only)
-@item -e
+@item -e
indicates that the target image must be encrypted (qcow format only)
@end table
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Command description:
@item create [-e] [-b @var{base_image}] [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
Create the new disk image @var{filename} of size @var{size} and format
-@var{fmt}.
+@var{fmt}.
If @var{base_image} is specified, then the image will record only the
differences from @var{base_image}. No size needs to be specified in