diff --git a/man/dmsetup.8.in b/man/dmsetup.8.in
index 1380743d7..724f11e51 100644
--- a/man/dmsetup.8.in
+++ b/man/dmsetup.8.in
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .ad l
 .B dmsetup create 
-.I device_name [table_file [uuid]]
+.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable] [table_file]
 .br
 .B dmsetup remove
 .I device_name
 .br
 .B dmsetup load
-.I device_name table_file
+.I device_name [table_file]
 .br
 .B dmsetup clear
-.I device_name table_file
+.I device_name
 .br
 .B dmsetup suspend
 .I device_name
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management
 .I device_name
 .br
 .B dmsetup reload
-.I device_name table_file
+.I device_name [table_file]
 .br
 .B dmsetup rename
 .I device_name new_name
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management
 .B dmsetup deps
 .I [device_name]
 .br
+.B dmsetup mknodes
+.I [device_name]
+.br
 .B dmsetup status
 .I [device_name]
 .br
@@ -73,15 +76,16 @@ Produce additional output.
 Display the library and kernel driver version.
 .SH COMMANDS
 .IP \fBcreate
-.I device_name [table_file [uuid]]
+.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable] [table_file]
 .br
 Creates a device with the given name.
-If a table file is given, it is loaded and made live.
+If table_file is supplied, the table is loaded and made live.
+Otherwise a table is read from standard input unless --notable is used.
 The optional uuid can be used in place of
-device_name in subsequent dmsetup commands.  If
-successful a device will appear as
-/dev/device-mapper/<device-name>.  See below for information
-on the table file format.
+device_name in subsequent dmsetup commands.  
+If successful a device will appear as
+/dev/device-mapper/<device-name>.  
+See below for information on the table format.
 .IP \fBdeps
 .I device_name
 .br
@@ -103,13 +107,16 @@ Outputs some brief information about the device in the form:
     Major and minor device number
 .br
     Number of targets in the live table
+.br
+    UUID
 .IP \fBls
 .br
 List device names.
 .IP \fBload|reload
-.I device_name table_file
+.I device_name [table_file]
 .br
 Loads table_file into the inactive table slot for device_name.
+If table_file is not supplied, reads a table from standard input.
 .IP \fBremove
 .I device_name
 .br