diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index d9acc0d3c..f8f875c5e 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ show_command() {
             elif [ -n "$g_basedir" -a -d "$g_basedir" ]; then
                 cat $g_basedir/shorewallrc
             else
-                fatal_error "Can not determine the location of the shorewall program."
+                fatal_error "Can not determine the location of the shorewallrc file."
             fi
             ;;
 	policies)
@@ -4333,11 +4333,11 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     fi
 
     if [ -z "$g_lite" ]; then
-	echo "   remote-getrc [ -T ] [ -p <remote-dir-path-of-sw-program> ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ <directory> ] [ <system> ]"
-	echo "   remote-getcaps [ -T ] [ -R ] [ -p <remote-dir-path-of-sw-program> ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ <directory> ] [ <system> ]"
-	echo "   remote-reload [ -n ] [ -s ] [ -c ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ -T ] [ -i ] [ <directory> ] <system>"
-	echo "   remote-restart [ -n ] [ -s ] [ -c ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ -T ] [ -i ] [ <directory> ] <system>"
-	echo "   remote-start [ -n ] [ -s ] [ -c ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ -T ] [ -i ] [ <directory> ] <system>"
+	echo "   remote-getrc [ -T ] [ -c ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ [ -D ] <directory> ] [ <system> ]"
+	echo "   remote-getcaps [ -T ] [ -R ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ [ -D ] <directory> ] [ <system> ]"
+	echo "   remote-reload [ -n ] [ -s ] [ -c ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ -T ] [ -i ] [ <directory> ] [ <system> ]"
+	echo "   remote-restart [ -n ] [ -s ] [ -c ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ -T ] [ -i ] [ <directory> ] [ <system> ]"
+	echo "   remote-start [ -n ] [ -s ] [ -c ] [ -r <root-name> ] [ -T ] [ -i ] [ <directory> ] [ <system> ]"
     fi
 
     echo "   reset [ <chain> ... ]"
@@ -4380,11 +4380,11 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] nfacct"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] opens"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] policies"
+    echo "   [ show | list | ls ] rc"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] routing"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] saves"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] tc [ device ]"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] vardir"
-    echo "   [ show | list | ls ] rc [ <remote-dir-path-of-sw-program> ]"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] zones"
 
     if [ -n "$g_lite" ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml b/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
index b1a844a5d..aea207a0d 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
+++ b/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
@@ -445,6 +445,54 @@
       <arg><replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
 
+    <cmdsynopsis>
+      <command>shorewall[6]</command>
+
+      <arg choice="opt"><option>trace</option>|<option>debug</option></arg>
+
+      <arg>options</arg>
+
+      <arg choice="plain"><option>remote-getcaps</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-s</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-R</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-r</option> <replaceable>root-user-name</replaceable></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-T</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-i</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><arg><option>-D</option></arg><replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg>
+
+      <arg choice="plain"><arg><replaceable>system</replaceable></arg></arg>
+    </cmdsynopsis>
+
+    <cmdsynopsis>
+      <command>shorewall[6]</command>
+
+      <arg choice="opt"><option>trace</option>|<option>debug</option></arg>
+
+      <arg>options</arg>
+
+      <arg choice="plain"><option>remote-getrc</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-s</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-c</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-r</option> <replaceable>root-user-name</replaceable></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-T</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><option>-i</option></arg>
+
+      <arg><arg><option>-D</option></arg><replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg>
+
+      <arg choice="plain"><arg><replaceable>system</replaceable></arg></arg>
+    </cmdsynopsis>
+
     <cmdsynopsis>
       <command>shorewall[6]</command>
 
@@ -1870,6 +1918,57 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><emphasis role="bold">remote-getcaps</emphasis>
+        [-<option>R</option>] [-<option>r</option>
+        <replaceable>root-user-name</replaceable>] [ [ -D ]
+        <replaceable>directory</replaceable> ] [
+        <replaceable>system</replaceable> ]</term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Added in Shoreall 5.2.0, this command executes <emphasis
+          role="bold">shorewall[6]-lite show capabilities -f &gt;
+          /var/lib/shorewall[6]-lite/capabilities</emphasis> on the remote
+          <replaceable>system</replaceable> via ssh then the generated file is
+          copied to <replaceable>directory</replaceable> on the local system.
+          If no <replaceable>directory</replaceable> is given, the current
+          working directory is assumed.</para>
+
+          <para>if <emphasis role="bold">-R</emphasis> is included, the remote
+          shorewallrc file is also copied to
+          <replaceable>directory</replaceable>.</para>
+
+          <para>If <option>-r</option> is included, it specifies that the root
+          user on <replaceable>system</replaceable> is named
+          <replaceable>root-user-name</replaceable> rather than "root".</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><emphasis role="bold">remote-getrc</emphasis>
+        [-<option>c</option>] [-<option>r</option>
+        <replaceable>root-user-name</replaceable>] [ [ -D ]
+        <replaceable>directory</replaceable> ] [
+        <replaceable>system</replaceable> ]</term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Added in Shoreall 5.2.0, this command copies the shorewallrc
+          file from the remote <replaceable>system</replaceable> to
+          <replaceable>directory</replaceable> on the local system. If no
+          <replaceable>directory</replaceable> is given, the current working
+          directory is assumed.</para>
+
+          <para>if <emphasis role="bold">-c</emphasis> is included, the remote
+          capabilities are also copied to
+          <replaceable>directory</replaceable>, as is done by the
+          <command>remote-getcaps</command> command.</para>
+
+          <para>If <option>-r</option> is included, it specifies that the root
+          user on <replaceable>system</replaceable> is named
+          <replaceable>root-user-name</replaceable> rather than "root".</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis role="bold">remote-start</emphasis>
         [-<option>n</option>] [-<option>s</option>] [-<option>c</option>]
@@ -1921,9 +2020,9 @@
           role="bold">shorewall-lite save</emphasis> via ssh.</para>
 
           <para>if <emphasis role="bold">-c</emphasis> is included, the
-          command <emphasis role="bold">shorewall-lite show capabilities -f
-          &gt; /var/lib/shorewall-lite/capabilities</emphasis> is executed via
-          ssh then the generated file is copied to
+          command <emphasis role="bold">shorewall[6]-lite show capabilities -f
+          &gt; /var/lib/shorewall[6]-lite/capabilities</emphasis> is executed
+          via ssh then the generated file is copied to
           <replaceable>directory</replaceable> using scp. This step is
           performed before the configuration is compiled.</para>
 
@@ -1934,13 +2033,6 @@
           <para>The <option>-T</option> option was added in Shorewall 4.5.3
           and causes a Perl stack trace to be included with each
           compiler-generated error and warning message.</para>
-
-          <para>The <option>-i</option> option was added in Shorewall 4.6.0
-          and causes a warning message to be issued if the current line
-          contains alternative input specifications following a semicolon
-          (";"). Such lines will be handled incorrectly if INLINE_MATCHES is
-          set to Yes in <ulink
-          url="/manpages/shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(5).</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -2666,6 +2758,15 @@
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
+            <varlistentry>
+              <term><emphasis role="bold">rc</emphasis></term>
+
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Added in Shorewall 5.2.0. Displays the contents of
+                $SHAREDIR/shorewall/shorewallrc.</para>
+              </listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
+
             <varlistentry>
               <term>[-<option>c</option>]<emphasis role="bold">
               routing</emphasis></term>