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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 2300a7d5..569f8ff3 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-05-23 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
+
+ * bgpd.texi: Document the update-source command.
+
2006-05-10 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
* quagga.info: update auto-built file.
diff --git a/doc/bgpd.texi b/doc/bgpd.texi
index a9c4810f..8c64d78f 100644
--- a/doc/bgpd.texi
+++ b/doc/bgpd.texi
@@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ version.
@deffn {BGP} {neighbor @var{peer} interface @var{ifname}} {}
@deffnx {BGP} {no neighbor @var{peer} interface @var{ifname}} {}
-When you connect to a BGP peer over an IPv6 link-local address, you have
-to specify the @var{ifname} of the interface used for the connection.
+When you connect to a BGP peer over an IPv6 link-local address, you
+have to specify the @var{ifname} of the interface used for the
+connection. To specify IPv4 session addresses, see the
+@code{neighbor @var{peer} update-source} command below.
+
+This command is deprecated and may be removed in a future release. Its
+use should be avoided.
@end deffn
@deffn {BGP} {neighbor @var{peer} next-hop-self} {}
@@ -272,8 +277,19 @@ This command specifies an announced route's nexthop as being equivalent
to the address of the bgp router.
@end deffn
-@deffn {BGP} {neighbor @var{peer} update-source} {}
+@deffn {BGP} {neighbor @var{peer} update-source @var{(ifname|address)}} {}
@deffnx {BGP} {no neighbor @var{peer} update-source} {}
+Specify the IPv4 source address to use for the @acronym{BGP} session to this
+neighbour, may be specified as either an IPv4 address directly or
+as an interface name (in which case the @command{zebra} daemon MUST be running
+in order for @command{bgpd} to be able to retrieve interface state).
+@example
+@group
+router bgp 64555
+ neighbor foo update-source 192.168.0.1
+ neighbor bar update-source lo0
+@end group
+@end example
@end deffn
@deffn {BGP} {neighbor @var{peer} default-originate} {}