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diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index 87479f81..dca8d382 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ command_t commands[] = {
       "\n"
       "\t\tSupported options for search include:\n"
       "\n"
+      "\t\t--format=(json|text)\n"
+      "\n"
+      "\t\t\tPresents the results in either JSON or\n"
+      "\t\t\tplain-text (default)\n"
+      "\n"
       "\t\t--sort=(newest-first|oldest-first)\n"
       "\n"
       "\t\t\tPresent results in either chronological order\n"
@@ -181,13 +186,23 @@ command_t commands[] = {
       "\t\t\tall messages in the same thread as any matched\n"
       "\t\t\tmessage will be displayed.\n"
       "\n"
-      "\t\tThe output format is plain-text, with all text-content\n"
-      "\t\tMIME parts decoded. Various components in the output,\n"
-      "\t\t('message', 'header', 'body', 'attachment', and MIME 'part')\n"
-      "\t\tare delimited by easily-parsed markers. Each marker consists\n"
-      "\t\tof a Control-L character (ASCII decimal 12), the name of\n"
-      "\t\tthe marker, and then either an opening or closing brace,\n"
-      "\t\t'{' or '}' to either open or close the component.\n"
+      "\t\t--format=(json|text)\n"
+      "\n"
+      "\t\t\ttext\t(default)\n"
+      "\n"
+      "\t\t\tThe plain-text has all text-content MIME parts decoded.\n"
+      "\t\t\tVarious components in the output, ('message', 'header',\n"
+      "\t\t\t'body', 'attachment', and MIME 'part') are delimited by\n"
+      "\t\t\teasily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a Control-L\n"
+      "\t\t\tcharacter (ASCII decimal 12), the name of the marker, and\n"
+      "\t\t\tthen either an opening or closing brace, '{' or '}' to\n"
+      "\t\t\teither open or close the component.\n"
+      "\n"
+      "\t\t\tjson\n"
+      "\n"
+      "\t\t\tFormat output as Javascript Object Notation (JSON).\n"
+      "\t\t\tJSON output always includes all messages in a matching,\n"
+      "\t\t\tthread i.e. '--output=json' implies '--entire-thread'\n"
       "\n"
       "\t\tA common use of \"notmuch show\" is to display a single\n"
       "\t\tthread of email messages. For this, use a search term of\n"