diff --git a/man8/snap-pac.8 b/man8/snap-pac.8
index b57c3ef..73213a0 100644
--- a/man8/snap-pac.8
+++ b/man8/snap-pac.8
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ depends on your specific setup. Be careful.
 Configuration is done via configuration files. The defaults of the
 following should be suitable for most users, so you may not need to do
 any configuration at all. Follow the pattern of bash shell variables
-(VAR=setting) in each configuration file below.
+(VAR=setting) in each configuration file below. Comments can be added
+by adding \fI#\fR before the comment. Example configuration files are
+located at \fI/etc/snap-pac.conf.example\fR and
+\fI/etc/snap-pac/root.conf.example\fR.
 
 The following settings can be changed in the main snap-pac configuration file
 \fI/etc/snap-pac.conf\fR: