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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 780d71377..09acabcf8 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2009-03-04 Werner Koch <[email protected]>
+
+ * help.txt (gpg.keygen.size): Add a link to web page.
+
+2009-03-03 Werner Koch <[email protected]>
+
+ * gpg.texi (Operational GPG Commands): "merge-only" is an
+ import-option. Reported by Joseph Oreste Bruni.
+
2009-03-02 Werner Koch <[email protected]>
* gpg-agent.texi (Invoking GPG-AGENT): Modernized instructions.
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index d514c5631..c66b3df6e 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ Import/merge keys. This adds the given keys to the
keyring. The fast version is currently just a synonym.
There are a few other options which control how this command works.
-Most notable here is the @option{--keyserver-options merge-only} option
+Most notable here is the @option{--import-options merge-only} option
which does not insert new keys but does only the merging of new
signatures, user-IDs and subkeys.
diff --git a/doc/help.txt b/doc/help.txt
index a3322ee67..c4cc3d11a 100644
--- a/doc/help.txt
+++ b/doc/help.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,13 @@ Please consult your security expert first.
.gpg.keygen.size
-Enter the size of the key.
+Enter the size of the key.
+
+The suggested default is usually a good choice.
+
+If you want to use a large key size, for example 4096 bit, please
+think again whether it really makes sense for you. You may want
+to view the web page http://www.xkcd.com/538/ .
.
.gpg.keygen.size.huge.okay