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@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ in the Notmuch source for further information.
 ## Update the documentation
 
 If you modify or add new features to the Notmuch command-line tools,
-you should update the manual pages under the `man` directory of the
+you should update the manual pages under the `doc` directory of the
 Notmuch source.
 
 If you modify or add new features to the Notmuch Emacs UI, you should
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ update the Emacs documentation.
 If you make user visible changes, you should add an entry to the
 [`NEWS`](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch/blob/HEAD:/NEWS) file.
 
+## Update command-line completion
+
+If you modify or add new features to the Notmuch command-line tools, it
+would be a nice bonus if you also updated the Notmuch command-line
+completion scripts under the `completion` directory of the Notmuch
+source. Not required, but nice to have, and definitely can be done
+afterwards.
+
 ## Subscribe to the Notmuch mailing list
 
 While strictly not required, it is advisable to subscribe to the
@@ -182,14 +190,13 @@ have changed; be sure to rebase your updated changes on top of the
 current master.
 
 Once you have the updated series ready, send it to the mailing list
-again. It will be helpful for others to use the
-`--subject-prefix="PATCH vN"` option of `git format-patch` or
-`git send-email` to add a version number of the patch series to the
-subject (replacing vN with v2, v3, etc.) Use a cover letter (or, in
-the case of a single patch, the notes after a "---" at the end of the
-commit message) to summarize the main changes since the previous
-version of the patch series. Also include the message-id reference of
-the previous version.
+again. It will be helpful for others to use the `-vN` option of `git
+format-patch` or `git send-email` to add a version number of the patch
+series to the subject (replacing vN with v2, v3, etc.) Use a cover
+letter (or, in the case of a single patch, the notes after a "---" at
+the end of the commit message) to summarize the main changes since the
+previous version of the patch series. Also include the message-id
+reference of the previous version.
 
 Using the `--in-reply-to` option of `git format-patch` or
 `git send-email` to send the patch series as a reply to the earlier