diff --git a/man2/clone.2 b/man2/clone.2
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--- a/man2/clone.2
+++ b/man2/clone.2
@@ -70,15 +70,23 @@ create a new process, in a manner similar to
 .PP
 Unlike
 .BR fork (2),
-these system calls
-allow the child process to share parts of its execution context with
-the calling process, such as the virtual address space, the table of file
-descriptors, and the table of signal handlers.
-(Note that on this manual
+these system calls allow the child to be created with
+various properties that differ from the parent.
+For example, these system calls
+provide more precise control over what pieces of execution
+context are shared between the calling process and the child process.
+For example, using these system calls, the caller can control whether
+or not the two processes share the virtual address space,
+the table of file descriptors, and the table of signal handlers.
+These system system calls also allow the new child process to placed
+in separate
+.BR namespaces (7).
+.PP
+Note that in this manual
 page, "calling process" normally corresponds to "parent process".
 But see the description of
 .B CLONE_PARENT
-below.)
+below.
 .PP
 This page describes the following interfaces:
 .IP * 3