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diff --git a/cprogs/writebuffer.1 b/cprogs/writebuffer.1
index 796ba93..b3f28ab 100644
--- a/cprogs/writebuffer.1
+++ b/cprogs/writebuffer.1
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ will buffer internally up to \fIsize\fR megabytes and will only write
 data when the buffer is at least 75% full or when there is no more
 input to fill the buffer.
 .PP
+\fIsize\fR may also be suffixed with
+.BR m ", " k ", or " b
+to indicate that it is in megabytes (2^20), kilobytes (2^10) or bytes.
+.PP
 It is intended for use in situations where many small writes are
 undesirable for performance reasons, e.g. tape drives.
 .SH OPTIONS