diff --git a/man/systemd.link.xml b/man/systemd.link.xml
index 1aa93fb05e..546a6a006b 100644
--- a/man/systemd.link.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.link.xml
@@ -1140,6 +1140,23 @@ Name=dmz0
99-default.link, i.e. it needs a numerical prefix, to have any effect at all.
+
+ (Re-)applying a .link file to an interface
+
+ After a new .link file has been created, or an exisiting .link file modified, the new settings
+ may be applied to the matching interface with the following commands:
+
+ $ sudo udevadm control --reload
+$ sudo ip link set eth0 down
+$ sudo udevadm trigger --verbose --settle --action add /sys/class/net/eth0
+
+ You may also need to stop the service that manages the network interface, e.g.
+ systemd-networkd.service or NetworkManager.service before
+ the above operation, and then restart the service after that. For more details about
+ udevadm command, see
+ udevadm8.
+
+
Debugging NamePolicy= assignments