diff --git a/doc/script-reference/attributes.rst b/doc/script-reference/attributes.rst
index 40646f64f4..d37cc2a98a 100644
--- a/doc/script-reference/attributes.rst
+++ b/doc/script-reference/attributes.rst
@@ -173,14 +173,20 @@ Here is a more detailed explanation of each attribute:
 
     Rotates a file after a specified interval.
 
+    Note: This attribute is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
 .. bro:attr:: &rotate_size
 
     Rotates a file after it has reached a given size in bytes.
 
+    Note: This attribute is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
 .. bro:attr:: &encrypt
 
     Encrypts files right before writing them to disk.
 
+    Note: This attribute is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
 .. bro:attr:: &raw_output
 
     Opens a file in raw mode, i.e., non-ASCII characters are not
@@ -229,5 +235,4 @@ Here is a more detailed explanation of each attribute:
 
     The associated identifier is marked as deprecated and will be
     removed in a future version of Bro.  Look in the NEWS file for more
-    explanation and/or instructions to migrate code that uses deprecated
-    functionality.
+    instructions to migrate code that uses deprecated functionality.
diff --git a/doc/script-reference/directives.rst b/doc/script-reference/directives.rst
index f98f328191..b56967ff3d 100644
--- a/doc/script-reference/directives.rst
+++ b/doc/script-reference/directives.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,23 @@ executed.  Directives are evaluated before script execution begins.
     for that script are ignored).
 
 
+.. bro:keyword:: @load-plugin
+
+    Activate a dynamic plugin with the specified plugin name.  The specified
+    plugin must be located in Bro's plugin search path.  Example::
+
+        @load-plugin Demo::Rot13
+
+    By default, Bro will automatically activate all dynamic plugins found
+    in the plugin search path (the search path can be changed by setting
+    the environment variable BRO_PLUGIN_PATH to a colon-separated list of
+    directories). However, in bare mode ("bro -b"), dynamic plugins can be
+    activated only by using "@load-plugin", or by specifying the full
+    plugin name on the Bro command-line (e.g., "bro Demo::Rot13"), or by
+    setting the environment variable BRO_PLUGIN_ACTIVATE to a
+    comma-separated list of plugin names.
+
+
 .. bro:keyword:: @load-sigs
 
     This works similarly to "@load", except that in this case the filename
diff --git a/doc/script-reference/statements.rst b/doc/script-reference/statements.rst
index bf607ad0f9..1f5b388e7f 100644
--- a/doc/script-reference/statements.rst
+++ b/doc/script-reference/statements.rst
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ Here are the statements that the Bro scripting language supports.
 
 .. bro:keyword:: break
 
-    The "break" statement is used to break out of a :bro:keyword:`switch` or
-    :bro:keyword:`for` statement.
+    The "break" statement is used to break out of a :bro:keyword:`switch`,
+    :bro:keyword:`for`, or :bro:keyword:`while` statement.
 
 
 .. bro:keyword:: delete
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ Here are the statements that the Bro scripting language supports.
 
 .. bro:keyword:: next
 
-    The "next" statement can only appear within a :bro:keyword:`for` loop.
-    It causes execution to skip to the next iteration.
+    The "next" statement can only appear within a :bro:keyword:`for` or
+    :bro:keyword:`while` loop.  It causes execution to skip to the next
+    iteration.
 
-    For an example, see the :bro:keyword:`for` statement.
 
 .. bro:keyword:: print
 
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ Here are the statements that the Bro scripting language supports.
 
 .. bro:keyword:: while
 
-    A "while" loop iterates over a body statement as long a given
+    A "while" loop iterates over a body statement as long as a given
     condition remains true.
 
     A :bro:keyword:`break` statement can be used at any time to immediately
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ Here are the statements that the Bro scripting language supports.
     (outside of the braces) of a compound statement.
 
     A compound statement is required in order to execute more than one
-    statement in the body of a :bro:keyword:`for`, :bro:keyword:`if`, or
-    :bro:keyword:`when` statement.
+    statement in the body of a :bro:keyword:`for`, :bro:keyword:`while`,
+    :bro:keyword:`if`, or :bro:keyword:`when` statement.
 
     Example::