diff --git a/source/index.txt b/source/index.txt
index f0444235a2d..265cd986d0b 100644
--- a/source/index.txt
+++ b/source/index.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 :orphan:
 
-==================
-The MongoDB Manual
-==================
+============================
+The MongoDB |version| Manual
+============================
 
 .. default-domain:: mongodb
 
diff --git a/source/reference/mongodump.txt b/source/reference/mongodump.txt
index d12c95bae9c..9ca786a89c4 100644
--- a/source/reference/mongodump.txt
+++ b/source/reference/mongodump.txt
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ Options
 
 .. option:: --out <path>, -o <path>
 
-   Specifies a path where :program:`mongodump` and store the output
-   the database dump. To output the database dump to standard output,
-   specify a ``-`` rather than a path.
+   Specifies a directory where :program:`mongodump` will save the output
+   of the database dump. To output the database dump to standard output,
+   specify a ``-`` rather than a path. 
+   By default, :program:`mongodump` will save output files in a
+   directory named ``dump`` in the current working directory.
 
 .. option:: --query <json>, -q <json>
 
@@ -256,4 +258,4 @@ authenticating using the username ``user`` and the password
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   mongodump --host mongodb1.example.net --port 37017 --username user --password pass /opt/backup/mongodump-2011-10-24
+   mongodump --host mongodb1.example.net --port 37017 --username user --password pass --out /opt/backup/mongodump-2011-10-24