diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
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--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
Set one or more files that contain the data-set descriptions. See
L<types.db(5)> for a description of the format of this file.
+If this option is not specified, a default file is read. If you need to define
+custom types in addition to the types defined in the default file, you need to
+explicitly load both. In other words, if the B<TypesDB> option is encountered
+the default behavior is disabled and if you need the default types you have to
+also explicitly load them.
+
=item B<Interval> I<Seconds>
Configures the interval in which to query the read plugins. Obviously smaller
=item B<TypeInstance> I<Regex>
+=item B<MetaData> I<String> I<Regex>
+
Match values where the given regular expressions match the various fields of
the identifier of a value. If multiple regular expressions are given, B<all>
regexen must match for a value to match.