diff --git a/core/commands/id.go b/core/commands/id.go
index 722aec67a..d6d70c981 100644
--- a/core/commands/id.go
+++ b/core/commands/id.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ If no peer is specified, prints out information for local peers.
 <pver>: Protocol version.
 <pubkey>: Public key.
 <addrs>: Addresses (newline delimited).
+
+EXAMPLE:
+
+    ipfs id Qmece2RkXhsKe5CRooNisBTh4SK119KrXXGmoK6V3kb8aH -f="<addrs>\n"
 `,
 	},
 	Arguments: []cmds.Argument{