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diff --git a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml
index c095a001c169..ae167fb787c7 100644
--- a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ gc-keep-derivations = true   # Idem
 env-keep-derivations = false
 </programlisting>
 
+<para>You can override settings using the <option>--option</option>
+flag, e.g. <literal>--option gc-keep-outputs false</literal>.</para>
+
 <para>The following settings are currently available: 
 
 <variablelist>
@@ -243,6 +246,16 @@ env-keep-derivations = false
   </varlistentry>
 
     
+  <varlistentry><term><literal>build-fallback</literal></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>If set to <literal>true</literal>, Nix will fall
+    back to building from source if a binary substitute fails.  This
+    is equivalent to the <option>--fallback</option> flag.  The
+    default is <literal>false</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+    
   <varlistentry xml:id="conf-build-chroot-dirs"><term><literal>build-chroot-dirs</literal></term>
 
     <listitem><para>When builds are performed in a chroot environment,
@@ -307,6 +320,50 @@ build-use-chroot = /dev /proc /bin</programlisting>
   </varlistentry>
 
 
+  <varlistentry><term><literal>binary-caches</literal></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>A list of URLs of binary caches, separated by
+    whitespace.  The default is
+    <literal>http://nixos.org/binary-cache</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><literal>binary-caches-files</literal></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>A list of names of files that will be read to
+    obtain additional binary cache URLs.  The default is
+    <literal>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/binary-caches/*</literal>,
+    which ensures that Nix will use the binary caches corresponding to
+    the channels installed by root.  Do not set this option to read
+    files created by untrusted users!</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><literal>trusted-binary-caches</literal></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>A list of URLs of binary caches, separated by
+    whitespace.  These are not used by default, but can be enabled by
+    users of the Nix daemon by specifying <literal>--option
+    binary-caches <replaceable>urls</replaceable></literal> on the
+    command line.  Daemon users are only allowed to pass a subset of
+    the URLs listed in <literal>binary-caches</literal> and
+    <literal>trusted-binary-caches</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><literal>binary-caches-parallel-connections</literal></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>The maximum number of parallel HTTP connections
+    used by the binary cache substituter to get NAR info files.  This
+    number should be high to minimise latency.  It defaults to
+    150.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
   <varlistentry><term><literal>system</literal></term>
 
     <listitem><para>This option specifies the canonical Nix system
diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml
index ed06b638adae..7c78122f0267 100644
--- a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nix.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
   </listitem>
 
+  <listitem>
+    <para>When using the Nix daemon, the <option>-s</option> flag in
+    <command>nix-env -qa</command> is now much faster.</para>
+  </listitem>
+    
 </itemizedlist>
 
 </section>