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diff --git a/doc/registry.n b/doc/registry.n
index e4371e6..2e69b1e 100644
--- a/doc/registry.n
+++ b/doc/registry.n
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
registry \- Manipulate the Windows registry
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
-\fBpackage require registry 1.1\fR
+\fBpackage require registry 1.3\fR
.sp
-\fBregistry \fIoption\fR \fIkeyName\fR ?\fIarg arg ...\fR?
+\fBregistry \fR?\fI\-mode\fR? \fIoption\fR \fIkeyName\fR ?\fIarg arg ...\fR?
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ one of \fBHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\fR, \fBHKEY_USERS\fR,
\fBHKEY_DYN_DATA\fR. The \fIkeypath\fR can be one or more
registry key names separated by backslash (\fB\e\fR) characters.
.PP
+.VS 8.6
+The optional \fI\-mode\fR argument indicates which registry to work
+with; when it is \fB\-32bit\fR the 32-bit registry will be used, and
+when it is \fB\-64bit\fR the 64-bit registry will be used. If this
+argument is omitted, the system's default registry will be the subject
+of the requested operation.
+.VE 8.6
+.PP
\fIOption\fR indicates what to do with the registry key name. Any
unique abbreviation for \fIoption\fR is acceptable. The valid options
are:
@@ -95,7 +103,7 @@ data, see \fBSUPPORTED TYPES\fR, below.
If \fIpattern\fR is not specified, returns a list of names of all the
subkeys of \fIkeyName\fR. If \fIpattern\fR is specified, only those
names matching \fIpattern\fR are returned. Matching is determined
-using the same rules as for \fBstring\fR \fBmatch\fR. If the
+using the same rules as for \fBstring match\fR. If the
specified \fIkeyName\fR does not exist, then an error is generated.
.TP
\fBregistry set \fIkeyName\fR ?\fIvalueName data \fR?\fItype\fR??
@@ -119,7 +127,7 @@ Returns the type of the value \fIvalueName\fR in the key
If \fIpattern\fR is not specified, returns a list of names of all the
values of \fIkeyName\fR. If \fIpattern\fR is specified, only those
names matching \fIpattern\fR are returned. Matching is determined
-using the same rules as for \fBstring\fR \fBmatch\fR.
+using the same rules as for \fBstring match\fR.
.SH "SUPPORTED TYPES"
Each value under a key in the registry contains some data of a
particular type in a type-specific representation. The \fBregistry\fR
@@ -205,3 +213,6 @@ puts "$ext opens with $command"
.CE
.SH KEYWORDS
registry
+'\" Local Variables:
+'\" mode: nroff
+'\" End: