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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 3240022d..a362d2cf 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ system upgrade and install/upgrade the foo package in the same operation.
 *\--needed*::
 	Don't reinstall the targets that are already up to date.
 
+*\--recursive*::
+	Recursively reinstall all dependencies of the targets. This forces upgrades
+	or reinstalls of all dependencies without requiring explicit version
+	requirements. This is most useful in combination with the '\--needed' flag,
+	which will induce a deep dependency upgrade without any unnecessary
+	reinstalls.
+
 
 Handling Config Files[[HCF]]
 ----------------------------