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diff --git a/usr.bin/su/su.1 b/usr.bin/su/su.1
index d041d6c..8ff8ba7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/su/su.1
+++ b/usr.bin/su/su.1
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ If the optional
.Ar args
are provided on the command line, they are passed to the login shell of
the target login.
+Note that all command line arguments before the target login name are
+processed by
+.Nm
+itself, everything after the target login name get passed to the login
+shell.
.Pp
By default (unless the prompt is reset by a startup file) the super-user
prompt is set to
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