diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/cli/CliParser.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/cli/CliParser.java
index 3374d0deb..5bdc6a97d 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/cli/CliParser.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/cli/CliParser.java
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ public final class CliParser {
                 .create(ArgumentName.APP_NAME_SHORT);
 
         final Option path = OptionBuilder.withArgName("path").hasArg().withLongOpt(ArgumentName.SCAN)
-                .withDescription("The path to scan - this option can be specified multiple times.")
+                .withDescription("The path to scan - this option can be specified multiple times. To limit the scan"
+                        + " to specific file types *.[ext] can be added to the end of the path.")
                 .create(ArgumentName.SCAN_SHORT);
 
         final Option props = OptionBuilder.withArgName("file").hasArg().withLongOpt(ArgumentName.PROP)