diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3
index c721bbcf..ed4456f5 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$OpenBSD: getopt.3,v 1.33 2005/07/01 05:18:57 jmc Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: getopt.3,v 1.34 2005/07/26 04:14:58 jaredy Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd December 17, 2002
 .Dt GETOPT 3
@@ -166,7 +166,16 @@ in
 is ignored.
 .El
 .Sh EXAMPLES
-.Bd -literal -compact
+The following code accepts the options
+.Fl b
+and
+.Fl f Ar argument
+and adjusts
+.Va argc
+and
+.Va argv
+after option argument processing has completed.
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
 extern char *optarg;
 extern int optind;
 int bflag, ch, fd;