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 * `-v /downloads` - torrent download directory
 * `-e PGID` for GroupID - see below for explanation
 * `-e PUID` for UserID - see below for explanation
-* `-e UMASK_SET` for umask setting of deluge, umask_variable , default if left unset is 022. 
+* `-e UMASK_SET` for umask setting of deluge, *optional* , default if left unset is 022. 
 * `-e TZ` for timezone information, eg Europe/London
 
 It is based on alpine linux with s6 overlay, for shell access whilst the container is running do `docker exec -it deluge /bin/bash`.