diff --git a/pages/linux/getcap.md b/pages/linux/getcap.md
index b83819084..a39708f77 100644
--- a/pages/linux/getcap.md
+++ b/pages/linux/getcap.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 `getcap {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
 
+- Get capabilities for all the files recursively under the given directories:
+
+`getcap -r {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}`
+
 - Displays all searched entries even if no capabilities are set:
 
 `getcap -v {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`