diff --git a/docs/checks.html b/docs/checks.html
index 7e7e5555a..f727e42ba 100644
--- a/docs/checks.html
+++ b/docs/checks.html
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
   <li><a href="checks_blocks.html">checks_blocks.html</a></li>
   <li><a href="checks_reporting.html">checks_reporting.html</a></li>
-  <li><a href="checks_whitespace.html">checks_whitespace.html</a></li>
   <li><a href="checks_header.html">Checks for Headers</a></li>
   <li><a href="checks_javadoc.html">Checks for Javadoc comments</a></li>
   <li><a href="checks_misc.html">Miscellaneous Checks</a></li>
@@ -18,10 +17,11 @@
   <li><a href="checks_imports.html">Checks for Imports</a></li>
   <li><a href="checks_sizes.html">Checks for sizes</a></li>
   <li><a href="checks_modifiers.html">Modifier Checks</a></li>
+  <li><a href="checks_whitespace.html">Checks for whitespace</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 
 <hr>
 <address></address>
-<!-- hhmts start --> Last modified: Mon Sep 02 21:47:15 EST 2002 <!-- hhmts end -->
+<!-- hhmts start --> Last modified: Wed Sep 04 14:02:11 EST 2002 <!-- hhmts end -->
 </body> </html>
diff --git a/docs/checks_whitespace.html b/docs/checks_whitespace.html
index b012e0c93..6318fb590 100644
--- a/docs/checks_whitespace.html
+++ b/docs/checks_whitespace.html
@@ -1,18 +1,68 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
 <html>
 <head>
-  <title></title>
+  <title>Checks for whitespace</title>
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css">
 </head>
 
 <body>
-<h1></h1>
+<h1>Checks for whitespace</h1>
 
-  <li>checkstyle.allow.tabs"</li>
-  <li>checkstyle.ignore.whitespace"</li>
-  <li>checkstyle.ignore.whitespace.cast"</li>
-  <li>checkstyle.paren.pad"</li>
-  <li>checkstyle.wrap.operator"</li>
+<h2>Tab characters</h2>
+
+<p>The property <span class="code">checkstyle.allow.tabs</span> controls
+whether to silently allow lines that contain tab (<code>'\t'</code>)
+characters. The property type is
+<a href="property_types.html#boolean">boolean</a> and defaults to
+<span class="default">false</span>.</p>
+
+<h2>Surrounding Whitespace</h2>
+
+<p>The property <span class="code">checkstyle.ignore.whitespace</span>
+controls whether to check whitespace. It overrides all the other properties in
+this section. The property type is
+<a href="property_types.html#boolean">boolean</a> and defaults to
+<span class="default">false</span>.</p>
+
+<p>The following checks are performed:</p>
+
+<ul>
+
+  <li>Binary operators are separated from operands by spaces. For example
+  <span class="code">x = y + 1;</span></li>
+
+  <li>Unary operators are not separated by spaces. For example
+  <span class="code">x = --y + z++;</span></li>
+
+  <li>The keywords
+  <span class="code">if/for/while/do/catch/synchronized/return</span> are
+  surrounded by spaces.</li>
+
+  <li>Casts and commas (',') are followed by whitespace.</li>
+
+  <li>Periods ('.') are not surrounded by whitespace.</li>
+
+  <li>Correct padding of parenthesises <span class="code">()</span>'s.</li>
+</ul>
+
+
+<p>The property <span class="code">checkstyle.ignore.whitespace.cast</span>
+controls whether to ignore checking for whitespace after a cast. The property
+type is <a href="property_types.html#boolean">boolean</a> and defaults to
+<span class="default">false</span>.</p>
+
+<p>The property <span class="code">checkstyle.paren.pad</span> specifies the
+policy on how parenthesises are to be padded. The property type is
+<a href="property_types.html#parenPad">pad parenthesis policy</a> and defaults to <span
+class="default">nospace</span>.</p>
+
+
+<h2>Line wrapping on operators</h2>
+
+<p>The property <span class="code">checkstyle.wrap.operator</span> specifies
+the policy on how to wrap lines on operators. The property type is <a
+href="property_types.html#wrapOp">wrap operator policy</a> and defaults to
+<span class="default">nl</span>.</p>
 
 </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/docs/property_types.html b/docs/property_types.html
index 955255c36..072c1ce35 100644
--- a/docs/property_types.html
+++ b/docs/property_types.html
@@ -46,5 +46,55 @@ parsed using the excellent <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/regexp">Jakarta
 Regexp</a> library.</p>
 
 
+<h2><a name="parenPad">Pad Parenthesis Policy</a></h2>
+
+<p>This property represents the policy for padding parenthesises. The
+following table describes the valid options:</p>
+
+<table border="1" summary="parenthesises padding options">
+  <tr class="header">
+    <td>Option</td>
+    <td>Definition</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><span class="code">ignore</span></td>
+    <td>Ignore the padding.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><span class="code">nospace</span></td>
+    <td>Do not pad. For example, <span class="code">method(a, b);</span></td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><span class="code">space</span></td>
+    <td>Ensure padding. For example, <span class="code">method( a, b );</span></td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
+
+<h2><a name="wrapOp">Operator Wrap Policy</a></h2>
+
+<p>This property represents the policy for wrapping lines on operators. The
+following table describes the valid options:</p>
+
+<table border="1" summary="wrap operator options">
+  <tr class="header">
+    <td>Option</td>
+    <td>Definition</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><span class="code">ignore</span></td>
+    <td>Ignore wrapping on an operator.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><span class="code">nl</span></td>
+    <td>The operator must be on a new line. For example:
+<pre>
+    someVariable = aBigVariableNameToMakeThings + "this may work"
+                   + lookVeryInteresting;
+</pre>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
 </body>
 </html>

Option	Definition
ignore	Ignore the padding.
nospace	Do not pad. For example, method(a, b);
space	Ensure padding. For example, method( a, b );