diff --git a/man/src/image/rm.md b/man/src/image/rm.md
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-Removes one or more images from the host node. This does not remove images from
-a registry. You cannot remove an image of a running container unless you use the
-**-f** option. To see all images on a host use the **docker image ls** command.
+Removes (and un-tags) one or more images from the host node. If an image has
+multiple tags, using this command with the tag as a parameter only removes the
+tag. If the tag is the only one for the image, both the image and the tag are
+removed.
+
+This does not remove images from a registry. You cannot remove an image of a
+running container unless you use the **-f** option. To see all images on a host
+use the **docker image ls** command.
 
 # EXAMPLES