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diff --git a/usr.bin/find/find.1 b/usr.bin/find/find.1
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--- a/usr.bin/find/find.1
+++ b/usr.bin/find/find.1
@@ -250,6 +250,19 @@ character in its pathname relative to
 .Dq Pa \&.
 for security reasons.
 Depth\-first traversal processing is implied by this option.
+.It Ic -depth
+Always true;
+same as the
+.Fl d
+option.
+.Ic -depth
+can be useful when
+.Nm
+is used with
+.Xr cpio 1
+to process files that are contained in directories with unusual permissions.
+It enures that you have write permission while you are placing files in a
+directory then sets the directory's permissions as the last thing.
 .It Ic -empty
 True if the current file or directory is empty.
 .It Ic -exec Ar utility Op Ar argument ... ;