diff --git a/snapraid.1 b/snapraid.1
index 1d07f177..a4db60e4 100644
--- a/snapraid.1
+++ b/snapraid.1
@@ -1082,8 +1082,8 @@ character like * and ?.
 This pattern is applied only to files and not to directories.
 .TP
 .B DIR/
-Selects any directory named DIR. You can use any globbing
-character like * and ?.
+Selects any directory named DIR and everything inside.
+You can use any globbing character like * and ?.
 This pattern is applied only to directories and not to files.
 .TP
 .B /PATH/FILE
@@ -1093,17 +1093,18 @@ directory slash.
 This pattern is applied only to files and not to directories.
 .TP
 .B /PATH/DIR/
-Selects the exact specified directory path. You can use any
-globbing character like * and ? but they never match a
-directory slash.
+Selects the exact specified directory path and everything
+inside. You can use any globbing character like * and ? but
+they never match a directory slash.
 This pattern is applied only to directories and not to files.
 .PP
-In Windows you can freely use the backslash \(rs instead of the forward slash /.
+Note that when you specify an absolute path starting with /, it\(cqs
+applied at the array root dir and not at the local filesystem root dir.
 .PP
-Note that Windows system directories, junction to directories,
-mount points, and any other Windows special directory is treated just
-as a file, meaning that to exclude it you must use a file rule, and
-not a directory one.
+In Windows you can use the backslash \(rs instead of the forward slash /.
+Note that Windows system directories, junctions, mount points, and any
+other Windows special directory are treated just as files, meaning that
+to exclude them you must use a file rule, and not a directory one.
 .PP
 In the configuration file, you can use different strategies to filter
 the files to process.
@@ -1218,8 +1219,8 @@ snapraid \-f \(a"*.mp3\(a" check
 .PD
 .RE
 .PP
-In Unix, when using globbing chars in the command line, you have to quote them.
-Otherwise the shell will try to expand them.
+In Unix, when using globbing chars in the command line, you have to
+quote them. Otherwise the shell will try to expand them.
 .SH RECOVERING 
 The worst happened, and you lost a disk!
 .PP
diff --git a/snapraid.d b/snapraid.d
index 686b12ac..07f3dd9a 100644
--- a/snapraid.d
+++ b/snapraid.d
@@ -798,8 +798,8 @@ Pattern
 		This pattern is applied only to files and not to directories.
 
 	=DIR/
-		Selects any directory named DIR. You can use any globbing
-		character like * and ?.
+		Selects any directory named DIR and everything inside.
+		You can use any globbing character like * and ?.
 		This pattern is applied only to directories and not to files.
 
 	=/PATH/FILE
@@ -809,17 +809,18 @@ Pattern
 		This pattern is applied only to files and not to directories.
 
 	=/PATH/DIR/
-		Selects the exact specified directory path. You can use any
-		globbing character like * and ? but they never match a
-		directory slash.
+		Selects the exact specified directory path and everything
+		inside. You can use any globbing character like * and ? but
+		they never match a directory slash.
 		This pattern is applied only to directories and not to files.
 
-	In Windows you can freely use the backslash \ instead of the forward slash /.
+	Note that when you specify an absolute path starting with /, it's
+	applied at the array root dir and not at the local filesystem root dir.
 
-	Note that Windows system directories, junction to directories,
-	mount points, and any other Windows special directory is treated just
-	as a file, meaning that to exclude it you must use a file rule, and
-	not a directory one.
+	In Windows you can use the backslash \ instead of the forward slash /.
+	Note that Windows system directories, junctions, mount points, and any
+	other Windows special directory are treated just as files, meaning that
+	to exclude them you must use a file rule, and not a directory one.
 
 	In the configuration file, you can use different strategies to filter
 	the files to process.
@@ -863,8 +864,8 @@ Pattern
 		:# Note the "" use to avoid globbing expansion by the shell in Unix.
 		:snapraid -f "*.mp3" check
 
-	In Unix, when using globbing chars in the command line, you have to quote them.
-	Otherwise the shell will try to expand them.
+	In Unix, when using globbing chars in the command line, you have to
+	quote them. Otherwise the shell will try to expand them.
 
 Recovering
 	The worst happened, and you lost a disk!
diff --git a/snapraid.txt b/snapraid.txt
index b22974e2..d0a57fb2 100644
--- a/snapraid.txt
+++ b/snapraid.txt
@@ -867,8 +867,8 @@ There are four different types of patterns:
         This pattern is applied only to files and not to directories.
 
     DIR/
-        Selects any directory named DIR. You can use any globbing
-        character like * and ?.
+        Selects any directory named DIR and everything inside.
+        You can use any globbing character like * and ?.
         This pattern is applied only to directories and not to files.
 
     /PATH/FILE
@@ -878,17 +878,18 @@ There are four different types of patterns:
         This pattern is applied only to files and not to directories.
 
     /PATH/DIR/
-        Selects the exact specified directory path. You can use any
-        globbing character like * and ? but they never match a
-        directory slash.
+        Selects the exact specified directory path and everything
+        inside. You can use any globbing character like * and ? but
+        they never match a directory slash.
         This pattern is applied only to directories and not to files.
 
-In Windows you can freely use the backslash \ instead of the forward slash /.
+Note that when you specify an absolute path starting with /, it's
+applied at the array root dir and not at the local filesystem root dir.
 
-Note that Windows system directories, junction to directories,
-mount points, and any other Windows special directory is treated just
-as a file, meaning that to exclude it you must use a file rule, and
-not a directory one.
+In Windows you can use the backslash \ instead of the forward slash /.
+Note that Windows system directories, junctions, mount points, and any
+other Windows special directory are treated just as files, meaning that
+to exclude them you must use a file rule, and not a directory one.
 
 In the configuration file, you can use different strategies to filter
 the files to process.
@@ -932,8 +933,8 @@ patterns. For example:
     # Note the "" use to avoid globbing expansion by the shell in Unix.
     snapraid -f "*.mp3" check
 
-In Unix, when using globbing chars in the command line, you have to quote them.
-Otherwise the shell will try to expand them.
+In Unix, when using globbing chars in the command line, you have to
+quote them. Otherwise the shell will try to expand them.
 
 
 9 RECOVERING