diff --git a/manual.adoc b/manual.adoc
index 7ad266a8853..a45741db7e5 100644
--- a/manual.adoc
+++ b/manual.adoc
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.foo.org"
 distfiles="http://www.foo.org/foo-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum="fea0a94d4b605894f3e2d5572e3f96e4413bcad3a085aae7367c2cf07908b2ff"
-# end of source section
 
 ## package section
 foo_package() {
@@ -90,6 +89,39 @@ Building a package consist of the following phases:
 successfully, the phase will be skipped later (unless its work directory
 `${wrksrc}` is removed with `xbps-src clean`).
 
+Global functions
+----------------
+The following functions are defined by `xbps-src` and can be used on any template:
+
+*vinstall()*::
+    `vinstall <file> <mode> <targetdir> [<name>]`
+
+    Installs `file` with the specified `mode` into `targetdir` in `$DESTDIR`
+    (if called from a `source section`) or `$PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`).
+    The optional 4th argument can be used to change the `file name`.
+
+*vcopy()*::
+    `vcopy <pattern> <targetdir>`
+
+    Copies resursively all files in `pattern` to `targetdir` on `$DESTDIR`
+    (if called from a `source section`) or `$PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`).
+
+*vmove()*::
+    `vmove <pattern>`
+
+    Moves `pattern` to the specified directory in `$DESTDIR`
+    This function moves all files from `files` to the same directory in `$DESTDIR`
+    (if called from a `source section`) or `$PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`).
+
+*vmkdir()*::
+    `vmkdir <directory> [<mode>]`
+
+    Creates a directory in `$DESTDIR` (if called from a `source section`) or
+    $PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`). The 2nd optional argument
+    sets the mode of the directory.
+
+NOTE: shell wildcards must be properly quoted.
+
 Global variables
 ----------------
 The following variables are defined by `xbps-src` and can be used on any template: