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diff --git a/plocate.1 b/plocate.1
index 85c6fcc..090fdb9 100644
--- a/plocate.1
+++ b/plocate.1
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ All of this matches
 behavior.
 
 Like
-.BR mlocate(1),
+.BR mlocate (1),
+.B plocate
 shows all files visible to the calling user (by virtue of
 having read and execute permissions on all parent directories),
 and none that are not, by means of running with the setgid
@@ -71,10 +72,11 @@ number at the end.
 
 .TP
 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-database\fR \fIDBPATH\fR
-Find matches in \fB/var/lib/mlocate/plocate.db\fR, instead of the given database.
-(
-.B plocate
-does not currently support multiple databases.)
+Find matches in the given database, instead of \fB/var/lib/plocate/plocate.db\fR.
+This argument can be given multiple times, to search multiple databases.
+It is also possible to give multiple databases in one argument, separated by 
+.BR : .
+(Any character, including : and \\, can be escaped by prepending a \\.)
 
 .TP
 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-ignore\-case\fR
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ allowed to contain embedded newlines.
 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-regexp\fR
 Patterns are taken to be POSIX basic regular expressions.
 See
-.BR regex(7)
+.BR regex (7)
 for more information. Note that this forces a linear scan
 through the entire database, which is slow.
 
@@ -132,6 +134,15 @@ Print out usage information, then exit successfully.
 .B \-\-version
 Print out version information, then exit successfully.
 
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+
+.TP
+\fBLOCATE_PATH\fR
+If given, appended after the list of \fB\-\-database\fR paths
+(whether an explicit is given or the default is used).
+Colon-delimiting and character escaping follows the same rules
+as for \fB\-\-database\fR.
+
 .SH AUTHOR
 Steinar H. Gunderson <steinar+plocate@gunderson.no>