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diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml
index ad465b88b9..2a8b5ea8d6 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml
@@ -316,10 +316,16 @@
<varlistentry>
<term>-b|--send-buffer buffersize</term>
- <listitem><para>This option changes the transmit/send buffer
- size when getting or putting a file from/to the server. The default
- is 65520 bytes. Setting this value smaller (to 1200 bytes) has been
- observed to speed up file transfers to and from a Win9x server.
+ <listitem><para>
+ When sending or receiving files, smbclient uses an
+ internal buffer sized by the maximum number of allowed requests
+ to the connected server. This command allows this size to be set to any
+ range between 0 (which means use the default server controlled size) bytes
+ and 16776960 (0xFFFF00) bytes. Using the server controlled size is the
+ most efficient as smbclient will pipeline as many simultaneous reads or
+ writes needed to keep the server as busy as possible. Setting this to
+ any other size will slow down the transfer. This can also be set
+ using the <command>iosize</command> command inside smbclient.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>