diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index ab7b0ff652..835581bae3 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -795,10 +795,10 @@
                 <itemizedlist>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>The <filename>conf</filename>
                         directory:</emphasis>
-                        This directory contains the layers
-                        <filename>.conf</filename>.
+                        This directory contains the layer's configuration file.
                         The root name for the file is the same as the root name
-                        your provided for the layer.
+                        your provided for the layer (e.g. 
+                        <filename>&lt;layer&gt;.conf</filename>).
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>The
                         <filename>COPYING.MIT</filename>:</emphasis>
@@ -815,7 +815,6 @@
                 If you choose to generate a sample recipe file, the script
                 prompts you for the name for the recipe and then creates it
                 in <filename>&lt;layer&gt;/recipes-example/example/</filename>.
-                in a directory named <filename>recipes-example</filename>.
                 The script creates a <filename>.bb</filename> file and a
                 directory, which contains a sample
                 <filename>helloworld.c</filename> source file and along with
@@ -850,7 +849,8 @@
             <para>
                 Once you create your general layer, you must add it to your
                 <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file.
-                Here is an example:
+                Here is an example where a layer named 
+                <filename>meta-mylayer</filename> is added:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      BBLAYERS = ?" \
         /usr/local/src/yocto/meta \