diff --git a/runtime/doc/recover.txt b/runtime/doc/recover.txt
index c4007db..a1e1feb 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/recover.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/recover.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 	:sw[apname]					*:sw* *:swapname*
 
+Or you can use the |swapname()| function, which also allows for seeing the
+swap file name of other buffers.
+
 The name of the swap file is normally the same as the file you are editing,
 with the extension ".swp".
 - On Unix, a '.' is prepended to swap file names in the same directory as the