diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
index 59da9dd8cf..9ea7dce970 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ subdirectories).
 
   Adds files in the path to the annex. Files that are already checked into
   git, or that git has been configured to ignore will be silently skipped.
+  (Use --force to add ignored files.)
 
 * get [path ...]