diff --git a/docs/take-streaming-backup.md b/docs/take-streaming-backup.md
index c1b71a83..605f6ee0 100644
--- a/docs/take-streaming-backup.md
+++ b/docs/take-streaming-backup.md
@@ -8,19 +8,17 @@ compression is achieved by piping the output to a compression utility. One of
 the benefits of streaming backups and using Unix pipes is that the backups can
 be automatically encrypted.
 
-To use the streaming feature, you must use the `--stream`,
-providing the format of the stream (`xbstream`) and where to store
-the temporary files:
+To use the streaming feature, run the `--stream` option.
 
 ```{.bash data-prompt="$"}
-$ xtrabackup --stream=xbstream --target-dir=/tmp
+$ xtrabackup --stream
 ```
 
-*xtrabackup* uses *xbstream* to stream all of the data files to `STDOUT`, in a
+xtrabackup uses xbstream to stream all of the data files to `STDOUT`, in a
 special `xbstream` format. After it finishes streaming all of the data files
 to `STDOUT`, it stops xtrabackup and streams the saved log file too.
 
-When compression is enabled, *xtrabackup* compresses the output data, except for the meta and non-InnoDB files which are not compressed, using the specified compression algorithm. Percona XtraBackup supports the following compression algorithms:
+When compression is enabled, xtrabackup compresses the output data, except for the meta and non-InnoDB files which are not compressed, using the specified compression algorithm. Percona XtraBackup supports the following compression algorithms:
 
 ## Zstandard (ZSTD)
 
@@ -52,21 +50,20 @@ The resulting files have the `\*.lz4` format.
     
 To decompress files, use the `--decompress` option.
 
-Using *xbstream* as a stream option, backups can be copied and compressed in parallel. This option can significantly improve the speed of the backup process. In case backups
-were both compressed and encrypted, they must be decrypted before they are uncompressed.
+In case backups were both compressed and encrypted, they must be decrypted before they are uncompressed.
 
 |Task  | Command  |
 |---------|------|
-| Stream the backup into an archived named `backup.xbstream` | `$ xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream --target-dir=./ > backup.xbstream`|
-| Stream the backup into a compressed archive named `backup.xbstream`| `$ xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream --compress --target-dir=./ > backup.xbstream` |
-| Encrypt the backup | `$ xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream > backup.xbstream gzip -`` | openssl des3 -salt -k “password” backup.xbstream.gz.des3` |
-| Unpack the backup to the current directory | `$ xbstream -x <  backup.xbstream`
-| Send the backup compressed directly to another host and unpack it | `$ xtrabackup --backup --compress --stream=xbstream --target-dir=./ | ssh user@otherhost "xbstream -x"`|
-| Send the backup to another server using `netcat` | On the destination host:<br />`$ nc -l 9999 | cat - > /data/backups/backup.xbstream`<br /><br />On the source host:<br />`$ xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream | nc desthost 9999` |
-| Send the backup to another server using a one-liner  | `$ ssh user@desthost “( nc -l 9999 > /data/backups/backup.xbstream & )” && xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream | nc desthost 9999` |
-| Throttle the throughput to 10MB/sec using the [pipe viewer](https://www.ivarch.com/programs/quickref/pv.shtml) tool | `$ xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream | pv -q -L10m ssh user@desthost “cat - > /data/backups/backup.xbstream”` |
-| Checksum the backup during the streaming  | On the destination host:<br />`$ nc -l 9999 | tee >(sha1sum > destination_checksum) > /data/backups/backup.xbstream`<br /><br />On the source host:<br />`$ xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream | tee >(sha1sum > source_checksum) | nc desthost 9999`<br /><br />Compare the checksums on the source host:<br />`$ cat source_checksum 65e4f916a49c1f216e0887ce54cf59bf3934dbad`<br /><br />Compare the checksums on the destination host:<br />`$ cat destination_checksum 65e4f916a49c1f216e0887ce54cf59bf3934dbad` |
-| Parallel compression with parallel copying backup | `$ xtrabackup --backup --compress --compress-threads=8 --stream=xbstream --parallel=4 --target-dir=./ > backup.xbstream`|
+| Stream the backup into an archive named `backup.xbstream` | `xtrabackup --backup --stream > backup.xbstream`|
+| Stream the backup into a compressed archive named `backup.xbstream`| `xtrabackup --backup --stream --compress > backup.xbstream` |
+| Encrypt the backup | `xtrabackup --backup --stream  \|gzip  \| openssl des3 -salt -k 'password' -out  backup.xbstream.gz.des3` | 
+| Unpack the backup to the current directory | `xbstream -x < backup.xbstream`
+| Send the backup compressed directly to another host and unpack it | `xtrabackup --backup --compress --stream | ssh user@otherhost "xbstream -x"`|
+| Send the backup to another server using `netcat` | On the destination host:<br />`nc -l 9999 | cat - > /data/backups/backup.xbstream`<br /><br />On the source host:<br />`xtrabackup --backup --stream | nc desthost 9999` |
+| Send the backup to another server using a one-liner  | `ssh user@desthost “( nc -l 9999 > /data/backups/backup.xbstream & )” && xtrabackup --backup --stream | nc desthost 9999` |
+| Throttle the throughput to 10MB/sec using the [pipe viewer](https://www.ivarch.com/programs/quickref/pv.shtml) tool | `xtrabackup --backup --stream | pv -q -L10m ssh user@desthost “cat - > /data/backups/backup.xbstream”` |
+| Checksum the backup during the streaming  | On the destination host:<br />`nc -l 9999 | tee >(sha1sum > destination_checksum) > /data/backups/backup.xbstream`<br /><br />On the source host:<br />`xtrabackup --backup --stream | tee >(sha1sum > source_checksum) | nc desthost 9999`<br /><br />Compare the checksums on the source host:<br />`cat source_checksum 65e4f916a49c1f216e0887ce54cf59bf3934dbad`<br /><br />Compare the checksums on the destination host:<br />`cat destination_checksum 65e4f916a49c1f216e0887ce54cf59bf3934dbad` |
+| Parallel compression with parallel copying backup | `xtrabackup --backup --compress --compress-threads=8 --stream --parallel=4 > backup.xbstream`|
 
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