2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7085e5c8..79c42723 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
           is now deprecated. See --help for further information.
         Check_disk now calls stat() on all filesystems to check. (Old: only the ones selected using -p) 
           A meaningful error message (eg "Stale NFS Handle") is printed if stat fails.
+        Check_disk's --help now prints some examples for the new features introduced in 1.4.8
 
 1.4.9 4th June 2006
         Inclusion of contrib/check_cluster2 as check_cluster with some improvements
diff --git a/plugins/check_disk.c b/plugins/check_disk.c
index cceb5be8..845c7458 100644
--- a/plugins/check_disk.c
+++ b/plugins/check_disk.c
@@ -885,6 +885,11 @@ print_help (void)
   printf ("%s\n", _("Examples:"));
   printf (" %s\n", "check_disk -w 10% -c 5% -p /tmp -p /var -C -w 100000 -c 50000 -p /");
   printf ("    %s\n", _("Checks /tmp and /var at 10% and 5%, and / at 100MB and 50MB"));
+  printf (" %s\n", "check_disk -w 100M -c 50M -C -w 1000M -c 500M -g sidDATA -r '^/oracle/SID/data.*$'");
+  printf ("    %s\n", _("Checks all filesystems not matching -r at 100M and 50M. The fs matching the -r regex"));
+  printf ("    %s\n", _("are grouped which means the freespace thresholds are applied to all disks together"));
+  printf (" %s\n", "check_disk -w 100M -c 50M -C -w 1000M -c 500M -p /foo -C -w 5% -c 3% -p /bar");
+  printf ("    %s\n", _("Checks /foo for 1000M/500M and /bar for 5/3%. All remaining volumes use 100M/50M"));
   printf (_(UT_SUPPORT));
 }