diff --git a/man/remind.1 b/man/remind.1
index f468faa5..991a5107 100644
--- a/man/remind.1
+++ b/man/remind.1
@@ -1900,6 +1900,9 @@ variable.  Examples:
 Note that variables themselves have no type.  They take on the type of
 whatever you store in them.
 .PP
+Variables set with SET or on the command-line with \fB\-i\fR\fIvar\fB=\fR\fIexpr\fR
+have global scope.
+.PP
 To delete a variable, use the \fBUNSET\fR command:
 .PP
 \fBUNSET\fR \fIvar\fR [\fIvar\fR...]