diff --git a/daemon/transmission-daemon.1 b/daemon/transmission-daemon.1
index 08e26580c..98eb5fc6a 100644
--- a/daemon/transmission-daemon.1
+++ b/daemon/transmission-daemon.1
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ Disble blocklists.
 Run in the foreground and print errors to stderr.
 
 .It Fl g Fl -config-dir Ar directory
-Where to look for .torrent and config files on startup.
+Where to look for configuration files.  This can be used to swap swap between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients.
+See http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles for more information.
+
 
 .It Fl er Fl -encryption-required
 Encrypt all peer connections.