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diff --git a/doc/man/lttng-load.1.txt b/doc/man/lttng-load.1.txt
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--- a/doc/man/lttng-load.1.txt
+++ b/doc/man/lttng-load.1.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 lttng-load(1)
 =============
 lttng-load(1)
 =============

+:revdate: 30 April 2021

 
 
 NAME
 
 
 NAME


@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *load* [option:--force] [option:--input-path='PATH']
 --------
 [verse]
 *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *load* [option:--force] [option:--input-path='PATH']

-      [option:--override-url='URL'] [option:--override-name='NAME'] ['SESSION']
+      [option:--override-url='URL'] [option:--all | 'SESSION' [option:--override-name='NAME']]

 
 
 DESCRIPTION
 
 
 DESCRIPTION


@@ -19,73 +20,85 @@ DESCRIPTION
 The `lttng load` command loads the configurations of one or more
 tracing sessions from files.
 
 The `lttng load` command loads the configurations of one or more
 tracing sessions from files.
 

-The `lttng load` command is used in conjunction with the
-man:lttng-save(1) command to save and restore the complete
-configurations of tracing sessions. This includes the enabled channels
-and event rules, the context added to channels, the tracing activity,
-and more.
+See man:lttng-concepts(7) to learn more about tracing sessions.

 
 

-Once one or more tracing session configurations are loaded, they appear
+Use the `load` command in conjunction with the man:lttng-save(1) command
+to save and restore the complete configurations of tracing sessions. A
+tracing session configuration includes the enabled channels and
+recording event rules, the context fields to be recorded, the tracing
+activity, and more.
+
+Once LTTng loads one or more tracing session configurations, they appear

 exactly as they were saved from the user's point of view.
 
 exactly as they were saved from the user's point of view.
 

-The following directories are searched, non-recursively, in this order
-for configuration files:
+LTTng searches the following directories, non-recursively, in this order
+for tracing session configuration files:

 
 . `$LTTNG_HOME/.lttng/sessions` (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME`)
 . +{system_sessions_dir}+
 
 
 . `$LTTNG_HOME/.lttng/sessions` (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME`)
 . +{system_sessions_dir}+
 

-The input path can be overridden with the option:--input-path option.
-When this option is specified, the default directories are :not:
-searched for configuration files. When it's not specified, _both_
-default directories are searched for configuration files.
+Override the input path with the option:--input-path='PATH' option. With
+this option, LTTng does :not: search the default directories above.
+'PATH' can be the path of one of:
+
+A directory::
+    With the 'SESSION' argument:::
+        LTTng searches for the tracing session configuration named
+        'SESSION' in all the files of the directory 'PATH' and loads it
+        if found.

 
 

-If the input path is a *directory*, then:
+    Without the 'SESSION' argument:::
+        The option:--all option is implicit: LTTng loads all the tracing
+        session configurations found in all the files in the directory
+        'PATH'.

 
 

-* If 'SESSION' is specified, the tracing session configuration named
-  'SESSION' is searched for in all the files of this directory and
-  loaded if found.
-* If 'SESSION' is not specified, the option:--all option is implicit:
-  all the tracing session configurations found in all the files in this
-  directory are loaded.
+A file::
+    With the 'SESSION' argument:::
+        LTTng searches for the tracing session configuration named
+        'SESSION' in the file 'PATH' and loads it if found.

 
 

-If the input path is a *file*, then:
+    Without the 'SESSION' argument:::
+        The option:--all option is implicit: LTTng loads all the tracing
+        session configurations found in the file 'PATH'.

 
 

-* If 'SESSION' is specified, the tracing session configuration named
-  'SESSION' is searched for in this file and loaded if found.
-* If 'SESSION' is not specified, the option:--all option is implicit:
-  all the tracing session configurations found in this file are loaded.
+Override the output URL of the loaded tracing session configurations
+with the option:--override-url option.

 
 

-Aspects of the loaded configurations can be overridden at load time
-using the option:--override-url and option:--override-name options.
+With the 'SESSION' argument, override the name of the loaded tracing
+session configuration with the option:--override-name option.

 
 

-By default, existing tracing sessions are not overwritten when loading:
-the command fails. The option:--force option can be used to allow this.
+By default, the `load` command does :not: overwrite existing tracing
+sessions: the command fails. Allow the `load` command to overwrite
+existing tracing sessions with the option:--force option.

 
 
 include::common-cmd-options-head.txt[]
 
 
 option:-a, option:--all::
 
 
 include::common-cmd-options-head.txt[]
 
 
 option:-a, option:--all::

-    Load all tracing session configurations (default).
+    Load all the tracing session configurations (default).

 
 option:-f, option:--force::
     Overwrite existing tracing sessions when loading.
 
 
 option:-f, option:--force::
     Overwrite existing tracing sessions when loading.
 

-option:-i, option:--input-path='PATH'::
+option:-i 'PATH', option:--input-path='PATH'::

     Load tracing session configurations from 'PATH', either a directory
     or a file, instead of loading them from the default search
     directories.
 
     Load tracing session configurations from 'PATH', either a directory
     or a file, instead of loading them from the default search
     directories.
 

-option:--override-url::
-    Provides the equivalent of the option:--set-url option
-    of the man:lttng-create(1) command. The validity of the url override is
-    dependent of the type of session(s) to be loaded. Refer to
-    man:lttng-create(1) for the accepted URL format. This option applies
-    to all sessions loaded.
-

 option:--override-name='NAME'::
 option:--override-name='NAME'::

-    Set the session name to NAME. This option is invalid in combination with
-    the --all option.
+    Override the name of the loaded tracing session configuration,
+    'SESSION', with 'NAME'.
+
+option:--override-url='URL'::
+    Override the output URL of the loaded tracing session configurations
+    with 'URL'.
++
+This is the equivalent of the nloption:--set-url option of
+man:lttng-create(1). The validity of the URL override depends on the
+type of tracing session configurations to load. This option applies to
+_all_ the loaded tracing session configurations.
+

 
 include::common-cmd-help-options.txt[]
 
 
 include::common-cmd-help-options.txt[]
 


@@ -95,5 +108,6 @@ include::common-cmd-footer.txt[]
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------

-man:lttng-save(1),
-man:lttng(1)
+man:lttng(1),
+man:lttng-concepts(7),
+man:lttng-save(1)