diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
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@@ -2254,6 +2254,22 @@
                 variable.
             </para>
 
+            <para>
+                As an example, a dynamically created task when creating a
+                particular image <replaceable>type</replaceable> would take the
+                following form:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     do_image_<replaceable>type</replaceable>[depends]
+                </literallayout>
+                So, if the <replaceable>type</replaceable> as specified by the
+                <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+                were <filename>ext4</filename>, the dynamically generated task
+                would be as follows:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     do_image_ext4[depends]
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
             <para>
                 The final task involved in image creation is the
                 <link linkend='ref-tasks-image-complete'><filename>do_image_complete</filename></link>