diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e16ad96..268293c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ When playing around with config-files, it is highly recommended to
 check the output using the `dryrun` command before executing the
 backups:
 
-    btrbk -c myconfig -v dryrun
+    btrbk -c /path/to/myconfig -v dryrun
 
 This will read all btrfs information on the source/target filesystems
 and show what actions would be performed (without writing anything to
@@ -135,11 +135,15 @@ Example: laptop with usb-disk for backups
 
 In this example, we assume you have a laptop with:
 
-  * a disk having a btrfs volume mounted as `/mnt/btr_pool`,
-    containing a subvolume `rootfs` for the root filesystem and a
-    subvolume `home` for the user data.
+  * a disk having a btrfs root subvolume (subvolid=5) mounted on
+    `/mnt/btr_pool`, containing a subvolume `rootfs` for the root
+    filesystem (i.e. mounted on `/`) and a subvolume `home` for the
+    user data,
+  * a directory or subvolume `/mnt/btr_pool/btrbk_snapshots` which
+    will hold the btrbk snapshots,
   * a backup disk having a btrfs volume mounted as `/mnt/btr_backup`,
-    containing a subvolume `mylaptop` for the incremental backups.
+    containing a subvolume or directory `mylaptop` for the incremental
+    backups.
 
 Retention policy: