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diff --git a/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst b/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst
index 138501a8..07a9eaf0 100644
--- a/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst
+++ b/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ paths are presumed relative to `$HOME` for items in section
     sub-directory named ``.notmuch`` if **database.mail\_root**
     is unset).
 
-    Default: ``$MAILDIR`` variable if set, otherwise ``$HOME/mail``.
+    Default: see :ref:`database`
 
 **database.mail_root**
     The top-level directory where your mail currently exists and to
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ paths are presumed relative to `$HOME` for items in section
 
     Default: See HOOKS, below.
 
+**database.autocommit**
+
+    How often to commit transactions to disk. `0` means wait until
+    command completes, otherwise an integer `n` specifies to commit to
+    disk after every `n` completed transactions.
+
+    History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.33.
+
 **user.name**
     Your full name.
 
@@ -264,6 +272,25 @@ Notmuch configuration file search order:
    by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if set,
    ``$HOME/.notmuch-config`` otherwise.
 
+.. _database:
+
+DATABASE LOCATION
+-----------------
+
+Notmuch database search order:
+
+1. Directory specified by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_DATABASE` environment variable.
+
+2. Directory specified by config key ``database.path``.
+
+3. ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/<profile>`` where ``<profile>``
+   is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
+   set, ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/default`` otherwise.
+
+4. Directory specified by :envvar:`MAILDIR` environment variable.
+
+5. ``$HOME/mail``
+
 HOOKS
 -----