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diff --git a/qemu-nbd.texi b/qemu-nbd.texi
index 6055ec693b..0a7e01385c 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.texi
+++ b/qemu-nbd.texi
@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@ Export QEMU disk image using NBD protocol.
   interface to bind to (default @samp{0.0.0.0})
 @item -k, --socket=@var{path}
   Use a unix socket with path @var{path}
+@item -f, --format=@var{format}
+  Set image format as @var{format}
 @item -r, --read-only
   export read-only
 @item -P, --partition=@var{num}
   only expose partition @var{num}
 @item -s, --snapshot
-  use snapshot file
+  use @var{filename} as an external snapshot, create a temporary
+  file with backing_file=@var{filename}, redirect the write to
+  the temporary one
+@item -l, --load-snapshot=@var{snapshot_param}
+  load an internal snapshot inside @var{filename} and export it
+  as an read-only device, @var{snapshot_param} format is
+  'snapshot.id=[ID],snapshot.name=[NAME]' or '[ID_OR_NAME]'
 @item -n, --nocache
 @itemx --cache=@var{cache}
   set cache mode to be used with the file.  See the documentation of