diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index 552f400ebe..b7ab308338 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ gst_plugin_is_loaded
 gst_plugin_load_all
 gst_plugin_load
 gst_plugin_load_absolute
+gst_plugin_add_path
 gst_library_load
 gst_plugin_add_factory
 gst_plugin_add_type
diff --git a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstplugin.sgml b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstplugin.sgml
index 802959e05a..b281b08a9f 100644
--- a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstplugin.sgml
+++ b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstplugin.sgml
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ by the loader at statup.
 @Returns: 
 
 
+<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_plugin_add_path ##### -->
+<para>
+
+</para>
+
+@path: 
+
+
 <!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_library_load ##### -->
 <para>
 
diff --git a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstreamer-unused.sgml b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstreamer-unused.sgml
index 1740957e0d..9f76b0b77e 100644
--- a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstreamer-unused.sgml
+++ b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstreamer-unused.sgml
@@ -65,14 +65,6 @@ Query the element for the current mime type
 </para>
 
 
-<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_fdsink_chain ##### -->
-<para>
-
-</para>
-
-@pad: 
-@buf: 
-
 <!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_pad_remove_ghost_parent ##### -->
 <para>
 
@@ -81,6 +73,14 @@ Query the element for the current mime type
 @pad: 
 @parent: 
 
+<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_fdsink_chain ##### -->
+<para>
+
+</para>
+
+@pad: 
+@buf: 
+
 <!-- ##### MACRO GST_SRC_UNSET_FLAGS ##### -->
 <para>
 This macro usets the given flags.
diff --git a/docs/manual/debugging.sgml b/docs/manual/debugging.sgml
index da1003be20..aae503c5ab 100644
--- a/docs/manual/debugging.sgml
+++ b/docs/manual/debugging.sgml
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@
 	  Sets the mask for the info output.
          </para>
        </listitem>
+       <listitem>
+         <para>
+          <option>--gst-plugin-spew</option> 
+	  Enable printout of errors while loading GST plugins.
+         </para>
+       </listitem>
+       <listitem>
+         <para>
+          <option>--gst-plugin-path=<replaceable>PATH</replaceable></option> 
+	  Add a directory to the plugin search path.
+         </para>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <option>--help</option> Print the a short desciption of the
diff --git a/gst/gstplugin.c b/gst/gstplugin.c
index d73af66386..68fdb75d55 100644
--- a/gst/gstplugin.c
+++ b/gst/gstplugin.c
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ _gst_plugin_initialize (void)
   xmlFreeDoc (doc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_plugin_add_path:
+ * @path: the directory to add to the search path
+ *
+ * Add a directory to the path searched for plugins.
+ */
 void
 gst_plugin_add_path (const gchar *path)
 {