diff --git a/flawfinder.1 b/flawfinder.1
index bb6d2b1..5850ca7 100644
--- a/flawfinder.1
+++ b/flawfinder.1
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ Note that for flawfinder version 1.01 and before, this was the default.
 .BI \-\-followdotdir
 Enter directories whose names begin with ".".
 Normally such directories are ignored, since they normally
-include version control private data, configurations, and so on.
+include version control private data (such as .git/ or .svn/),
+configurations, and so on.
 
 .TP
 .BI \-\-nolink