diff --git a/core/commands/object.go b/core/commands/object.go
index 06f8f941b..cb35e4a85 100644
--- a/core/commands/object.go
+++ b/core/commands/object.go
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ var objectNewCmd = &cmds.Command{
 By default it creates and returns a new empty merkledag node, but
 you may pass an optional template argument to create a preformatted
 node.
+
+Available templates:
+	* unixfs-dir
 `,
 	},
 	Arguments: []cmds.Argument{