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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 775a8b3c..baef1c31 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ Path to the plugins (shared objects) of collectd.
 Set one or more files that contain the data-set descriptions. See
 L<types.db(5)> for a description of the format of this file.
 
+If this option is not specified, a default file is read. If you need to define
+custom types in addition to the types defined in the default file, you need to
+explicitly load both. In other words, if the B<TypesDB> option is encountered
+the default behavior is disabled and if you need the default types you have to
+also explicitly load them.
+
 =item B<Interval> I<Seconds>
 
 Configures the interval in which to query the read plugins. Obviously smaller
@@ -7818,6 +7824,32 @@ If set to B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the "metric"
 identifier. If set to B<false> (the default), this is only done when there is
 more than one DS.
 
+=item B<DropDuplicateFields> B<false>|B<true>
+
+If set to B<true>, detect and remove duplicate components in Graphite metric
+names. For example, the metric name  C<host.load.load.shortterm> will
+be shortened to C<host.load.shortterm>.
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Plugin C<write_log>
+
+The C<write_log> plugin writes metrics as INFO log messages.
+
+This plugin supports two output formats: I<Graphite> and I<JSON>.
+
+Synopsis:
+
+ <Plugin write_log>
+   Format Graphite
+ </Plugin>
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Format> I<Format>
+
+The output format to use. Can be one of C<Graphite> or C<JSON>.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<write_tsdb>
@@ -9093,6 +9125,8 @@ Available options:
 
 =item B<TypeInstance> I<Regex>
 
+=item B<MetaData> I<String> I<Regex>
+
 Match values where the given regular expressions match the various fields of
 the identifier of a value. If multiple regular expressions are given, B<all>
 regexen must match for a value to match.
@@ -9423,9 +9457,37 @@ Available options:
 
 =item B<MetaData> I<String> I<String>
 
-Set the appropriate field to the given string. The strings for plugin instance
-and type instance may be empty, the strings for host and plugin may not be
-empty. It's currently not possible to set the type of a value this way.
+Set the appropriate field to the given string. The strings for plugin instance,
+type instance, and meta data may be empty, the strings for host and plugin may
+not be empty. It's currently not possible to set the type of a value this way.
+
+The following placeholders will be replaced by an appropriate value:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<%{host}>
+
+=item B<%{plugin}>
+
+=item B<%{plugin_instance}>
+
+=item B<%{type}>
+
+=item B<%{type_instance}>
+
+These placeholders are replaced by the identifier field of the same name.
+
+=item B<%{meta:>I<name>B<}>
+
+These placeholders are replaced by the meta data value with the given name.
+
+=back
+
+Please note that these placeholders are B<case sensitive>!
+
+=item B<DeleteMetaData> I<String>
+
+Delete the named meta data field.
 
 =back