diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 37d4a3f3d4..c2e118bdfa 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@
                     You can find log files for each task in the recipe's
                     <filename>temp</filename> directory (e.g.
                     <filename>poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/foo/1.3.0-r0/temp</filename>).
-                    Log files are named <filename>log.do&lt;taskname&gt;</filename>
+                    Log files are named <filename>log.&lt;taskname&gt;</filename>
                     (e.g. <filename>log.do_configure</filename>,
                     <filename>log.do_fetch</filename>, and
                     <filename>log.do_compile</filename>).
@@ -1351,13 +1351,20 @@
                 You can also reference the following variables in the
                 Yocto Project Reference Manual's glossary for more information:
                 <itemizedlist>
-                    <listitem>The temporary directory - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></ulink></listitem>
-                    <listitem>The target architecture - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS'><filename>MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS</filename></ulink></listitem>
-                    <listitem>The recipe name - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink></listitem>
-                    <listitem>The epoch - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTENDPE'><filename>EXTENDPE</filename></ulink>
-                    (if specified - blank for most recipes)</listitem>
-                    <listitem>The recipe version - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink></listitem>
-                    <listitem>The recipe revision - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink></listitem>
+                    <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></ulink>:
+                        The top-level build output directory</listitem>
+                    <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS'><filename>MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS</filename></ulink>:
+                        The target system identifier</listitem>
+                    <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink>:
+                        The recipe name</listitem>
+                    <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTENDPE'><filename>EXTENDPE</filename></ulink>:
+                        The epoch - (if specified through
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>,
+                        then <filename>EXTENDPE</filename> is blank for most recipes)</listitem>
+                    <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>:
+                        The recipe version</listitem>
+                    <listitem><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink>:
+                        The recipe revision</listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
             </para>
         </section>