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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index b992eac1..8c3f56b3 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ a more detailed description see B<IgnoreSelected> below.
 
 =item B<IgnoreSelected> I<true>|I<false>
 
-If no configuration if given, the B<traffic>-plugin will collect data from
+If no configuration if given, the B<interface>-plugin will collect data from
 all interfaces. This may not be practical, especially for loopback- and
 similar interfaces. Thus, you can use the B<Interface>-option to pick the
 interfaces you're interested in. Sometimes, however, it's easier/preferred
@@ -2540,6 +2540,23 @@ do that: By setting B<IgnoreSelected> to I<true> the effect of
 B<Interface> is inverted: All selected interfaces are ignored and all
 other interfaces are collected.
 
+It is possible to use regular expressions to match interface names, if the
+name is surrounded by I</.../> and collectd was compiled with support for
+regexps. This is useful if there's a need to collect (or ignore) data
+for a group of interfaces that are similarly named, without the need to
+explicitly list all of them (especially useful if the list is dynamic).
+Example:
+
+ Interface "lo"
+ Interface "/^veth/"
+ Interface "/^tun[0-9]+/"
+ IgnoreSelected "true"
+
+This will ignore the loopback interface, all interfaces with names starting
+with I<veth> and all interfaces with names starting with I<tun> followed by
+at least one digit.
+
+
 =item B<UniqueName> I<true>|I<false>
 
 Interface name is not unique on Solaris (KSTAT), interface name is unique 
@@ -4483,6 +4500,18 @@ Sets the I<command file> to write to. Defaults to F</usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nag
 
 =head2 Plugin C<ntpd>
 
+The C<ntpd> plugin collects per-peer ntpd data such as time offset and time
+dispersion.
+
+For talking to B<ntpd>, it mimics what the B<ntpdc> control program does on
+wire - using B<mode 7> specific requests. This mode is deprecated with
+newer B<ntpd> releases (4.2.7p230 and later). For the C<ntpd> plugin to work
+correctly with them, the ntp daemon must be explicitly configured to
+enable B<mode 7> (which is disabled by default). Refer to the I<ntp.conf(5)>
+manual page for details.
+
+Available configuration options for the C<ntpd> plugin:
+
 =over 4
 
 =item B<Host> I<Hostname>
@@ -6271,9 +6300,9 @@ removed from the internal cache.
 
 =item B<CounterSum> B<false>|B<true>
 
-When enabled, create a C<count> metric which reports the change since the last
+When enabled, creates a C<count> metric which reports the change since the last
 read. This option primarily exists for compatibility with the I<statsd>
-impelemtation by Etsy.
+implementation by Etsy.
 
 =item B<TimerPercentile> I<Percent>