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@@ -805,12 +805,12 @@ meaning replication changes "cascade" down through a hierarchy of servers. This
 can be used to reduce load on the primary and minimize bandwidth usage between
 sites.
 
-`repmgr` supports cascading replication. When cloning a standby, in `repmgr.conf`
-set the command-line parameter `--upstream-node-id` to the `node_id` of the
-server the standby should connect to, and `repmgr` will perform the clone using
-this server and create `recovery.conf` to point to it. Note that if `--upstream-node-id`
-is not explicitly provided, `repmgr` will set the standby's `recovery.conf` to
-point to the primary node.
+`repmgr` supports cascading replication. When cloning a standby, set the
+command-line parameter `--upstream-node-id` to the `node_id` of the
+server the standby should connect to, and `repmgr` will create `recovery.conf`
+pointing to this server. Note that if `--upstream-node-id` is not explicitly
+provided, `repmgr` will set the standby's `recovery.conf` to point to the primary
+node.
 
 To demonstrate cascading replication, ensure you have a primary and standby
 set up as shown above in the section "Setting up a simple replication cluster