* src/emacs.c (usage_message): Mention that `-L :...' appends.

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 4ddc74563e0..4815cf3f0f5 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-11-04  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * emacs.c (usage_message): Mention that `-L :...' appends.
+
 2013-11-02  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * Makefile.in (abs_builddir): Remove.
diff --git a/src/emacs.c b/src/emacs.c
index ed93067d1fd..928babb417c 100644
--- a/src/emacs.c
+++ b/src/emacs.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Action options:\n\
 FILE                    visit FILE using find-file\n\
 +LINE                   go to line LINE in next FILE\n\
 +LINE:COLUMN            go to line LINE, column COLUMN, in next FILE\n\
---directory, -L DIR     add DIR to variable load-path\n\
+--directory, -L DIR     prepend DIR to load-path (with :DIR, append DIR)\n\
 --eval EXPR             evaluate Emacs Lisp expression EXPR\n\
 --execute EXPR          evaluate Emacs Lisp expression EXPR\n\
 ",