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diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index 40da62b6..098f7335 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -238,15 +238,17 @@ command_t commands[] = {
       "\t\teasily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a Control-L\n"
       "\t\tcharacter (ASCII decimal 12), the name of the marker, and\n"
       "\t\tthen either an opening or closing brace, '{' or '}' to\n"
-      "\t\teither open or close the component.\n"
+      "\t\teither open or close the component. For a multipart MIME\n"
+      "\t\tmessage, these parts will be nested.\n"
       "\n"
       "\t\tjson\n"
       "\n"
       "\t\tThe output is formatted with Javascript Object Notation\n"
       "\t\t(JSON). This format is more robust than the text format\n"
-      "\t\tfor automated processing. JSON output always includes all\n"
-      "\t\tmessages in a matching thread; in effect '--format=json'\n"
-      "\t\timplies '--entire-thread'\n"
+      "\t\tfor automated processing. The nested structure of multipart\n"
+      "\t\tMIME messages is reflected in nested JSON output. JSON\n"
+      "\t\toutput always includes all messages in a matching thread;\n"
+      "\t\tin effect '--format=json' implies '--entire-thread'\n"
       "\n"
       "\t\tmbox\n"
       "\n"