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diff --git a/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod b/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
index abd5287..f40877c 100644
--- a/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
+++ b/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ B<GPRINT>B<:>I<vname>B<:>I<format>
 
 B<COMMENT>B<:>I<text>
 
-B<VRULE>B<:>I<time>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>]
+B<VRULE>B<:>I<time>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
-B<HRULE>B<:>I<value>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>]
+B<HRULE>B<:>I<value>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
-B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]]
+B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
 B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]]
 
@@ -221,21 +221,23 @@ Text is printed literally in the legend section of the graph. Note that in
 RRDtool 1.2 you have to escape colons in COMMENT text in the same way you
 have to escape them in B<*PRINT> commands by writing B<'\:'>.
 
-=item B<VRULE>B<:>I<time>B<#>I<color> [B<:>I<legend> ]
+=item B<VRULE>B<:>I<time>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
 Draw a vertical line at I<time>.  Its color is composed from three
 hexadecimal numbers specifying the rgb color components (00 is off, FF is
 maximum) red, green and blue followed by an optional alpha. Optionally, a legend box and string is
 printed in the legend section. I<time> may be a number or a variable
 from a B<VDEF>. It is an error to use I<vname>s from B<DEF> or B<CDEF> here.
+Dashed lines can be drawn using the B<dashes> modifier. See B<LINE> for more
+details.
 
-=item B<HRULE>B<:>I<value>B<#>I<color> [ :I<legend> ]
+=item B<HRULE>B<:>I<value>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
-Draw a horyzontal line at I<value>.  HRULE acts much like LINE except that
+Draw a horizontal line at I<value>.  HRULE acts much like LINE except that
 will have no effect on the scale of the graph. If a HRULE is outside the
 graphing area it will just not be visible.
 
-=item B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]]
+=item B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
 Draw a line of the specified width onto the graph. I<width> can be a
 floating point number. If the color is not specified, the drawing is done
@@ -246,6 +248,14 @@ B<VDEF>, and B<CDEF>.  If the optional B<STACK> modifier is used, this line
 is stacked on top of the previous element which can be a B<LINE> or an
 B<AREA>.
 
+The B<dashes> modifier enables dashed line style. Without any further options
+a symmetric dashed line with a segment length of 5 pixels will be drawn. The
+dash pattern can be changed if the B<dashes=> parameter is followed by either
+one value or an even number (1, 2, 4, 6, ...) of positive values. Each value
+provides the length of alternate I<on_s> and I<off_s> portions of the
+stroke. The B<dash-offset> parameter specifies an I<offset> into the pattern
+at which the stroke begins.
+
 When you do not specify a color, you cannot specify a legend.  Should
 you want to use STACK, use the "LINEx:<value>::STACK" form.