-Note: if the /path/to/file is a directory, `bup restore`
-will restore that directory as well as recursively
-restoring all its contents.
-
-If /path/to/file is a directory ending in a slash (ie.
-/path/to/dir/), `bup restore` will restore the children of
-that directory directly to the current directory (or the
-`--outdir`). If the directory does *not* end in a slash,
-the children will be restored to a subdirectory of the
-current directory. See the EXAMPLES section to see how
-this works.
+If _some/where_ names a directory, `bup restore` will restore that
+directory and then recursively restore its contents.
+
+If _some/where_ names a directory and ends with a slash (ie.
+path/to/dir/), `bup restore` will restore the children of that
+directory directly to the current directory (or the `--outdir`). If
+_some/where_ does not end in a slash, the children will be restored to
+a subdirectory of the current directory.
+
+If _some/where_ names a directory and ends in '/.' (ie.
+path/to/dir/.), `bup restore` will do exactly what it would have done
+for path/to/dir, and then restore _dir_'s metadata to the current
+directory (or the `--outdir`). See the EXAMPLES section.