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diff --git a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
index 9aed9b671b9e..3a925bda8174 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2000, 2003 Robert N. M. Watson
.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2012 James Gritton
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd October 8, 2025
+.Dd November 6, 2025
.Dt JAIL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -1120,7 +1123,7 @@ process.
This manual page documents the configuration steps necessary to support
either of these steps, although the configuration steps may need to be
refined based on local requirements.
-.Ss "Setting up a Jail Directory Tree"
+.Ss Setting up a Jail Directory Tree From Source
To set up a jail directory tree containing an entire
.Fx
distribution, the following
@@ -1133,8 +1136,19 @@ mkdir -p $D
make world DESTDIR=$D
make distribution DESTDIR=$D
.Ed
+.Ss Setting up a Jail Directory Tree from Distribution Files
+To set up a jail directory tree containing an entire
+.Fx
+distribution, the following
+.Xr sh 1
+command script can be used:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+D=/here/is/the/jail
+mkdir -p $D
+tar -xf /usr/freebsd-dist/base.txz -C $D --unlink
+.Ed
.Pp
-In many cases this example would put far more in the jail than needed.
+In many cases these examples would put far more in the jail than needed.
In the other extreme case a jail might contain only one file:
the executable to be run in the jail.
.Pp