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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ processes are documented here as well.
 === Master Process
 
  * HUP - reload config file and gracefully restart all workers
-   If preload_app is false (the default), the application code
+   If "preload_app" is false (the default), the application code
    will be reloaded when workers are restarted as well.
 
  * INT/TERM - quick shutdown, kills all workers immediately
@@ -31,12 +31,19 @@ Sending signals directly to the worker processes should not normally be
 needed.  If the master process is running, any exited worker will be
 automatically respawned.
 
- * INT/TERM - quick shutdown, immediately exit
+ * INT/TERM - Quick shutdown, immediately exit.
+   Unless WINCH has been sent to the master (or the master is killed),
+   the master process will respawn a worker to replace this one.
 
- * QUIT - gracefully exit after finishing the current request
+ * QUIT - Gracefully exit after finishing the current request.
+   Unless WINCH has been sent to the master (or the master is killed),
+   the master process will respawn a worker to replace this one.
 
- * USR1 - reopen all logs owned by the worker process
+ * USR1 - Reopen all logs owned by the worker process.
    See Unicorn::Util.reopen_logs for what is considered a log.
+   Log files are not reopened until it is done processing
+   the current request, so multiple log lines for one request
+   (as done by Rails) will not be split across multiple logs.
 
 === Procedure to replace a running unicorn executable