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diff --git a/README b/README
index 9121d4cf..aec8207c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ meta data as well. You can download them here:
 
 http://brick.kernel.dk/snaps/
 
+Pascal Bleser <guru@unixtech.be> has fio RPMs in his repository, you
+can find them here:
+
+http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=System/fio
+
 
 Options
 -------
@@ -33,19 +38,28 @@ $ fio
 	-l Generate per-job latency logs
 	-w Generate per-job bandwidth logs
 	-f <file> Read <file> for job descriptions
+	-h Print help info
 	-v Print version information and exit
 
 The <jobs> format is as follows:
 
 	directory=x	Use 'x' as the top level directory for storing files
-	rw=x		'x' may be: read, randread, write, or randwrite
+	rw=x		'x' may be: read, randread, write, randwrite,
+			rw (read-write mix), randrw (read-write random mix)
+	rwmixcycle=x	Base cycle for switching between read and write
+			in msecs.
+	rwmixread=x	'x' percentage of rw mix ios will be reads. If
+			rwmixwrite is also given, the last of the two will
+			 be used if they don't add up to 100%.
+	rwmixwrite=x	'x' percentage of rw mix ios will be writes. See
+			rwmixread.
 	size=x		Set file size to x bytes (x string can include k/m/g)
 	ioengine=x	'x' may be: aio/libaio/linuxaio for Linux aio,
 			posixaio for POSIX aio, sync for regular read/write io,
-			mmap for mmap'ed io, or sgio for direct SG_IO io. The
-			latter only works on Linux on SCSI (or SCSI-like
-			devices, such as usb-storage or sata/libata driven)
-			devices.
+			mmap for mmap'ed io, splice for using splice/vmsplice,
+			or sgio for direct SG_IO io. The latter only works on
+			Linux on SCSI (or SCSI-like devices, such as
+			usb-storage or sata/libata driven) devices.
 	iodepth=x	For async io, allow 'x' ios in flight
 	overwrite=x	If 'x', layout a write file first.
 	prio=x		Run io at prio X, 0-7 is the kernel allowed range
@@ -71,6 +85,7 @@ The <jobs> format is as follows:
 	bwavgtime=x	Average bandwidth stats over an x msec window.
 	create_serialize=x	If 'x', serialize file creation.
 	create_fsync=x	If 'x', run fsync() after file creation.
+	end_fsync=x	If 'x', run fsync() after end-of-job.
 	loops=x		Run the job 'x' number of times.
 	verify=x	If 'x' == md5, use md5 for verifies. If 'x' == crc32,
 			use crc32 for verifies. md5 is 'safer', but crc32 is
@@ -84,7 +99,20 @@ The <jobs> format is as follows:
 			can be used to gauge hard drive speed over the entire
 			platter, without reading everything. Both x/y can
 			include k/m/g suffix.
-
+	iolog=x		Open and read io pattern from file 'x'. The file must
+			contain one io action per line in the following format:
+			rw, offset, length
+			where with rw=0/1 for read/write, and the offset
+			and length entries being in bytes.
+	write_iolog=x	Write an iolog to file 'x' in the same format as iolog.
+			The iolog options are exclusive, if both given the
+			read iolog will be performed.
+	lockmem=x	Lock down x amount of memory on the machine, to
+			simulate a machine with less memory available. x can
+			include k/m/g suffix.
+	nice=x		Run job at given nice value.
+	exec_prerun=x	Run 'x' before job io is begun.
+	exec_postrun=x	Run 'x' after job io has finished.
 
 Examples using a job file
 -------------------------