diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
index 47c0329..7757088 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
@@ -511,9 +511,11 @@
 		{not in Vi}
 
 							*--clean*
---clean		Equal to "-u DEFAULTS -U NONE -i NONE":
+--clean		Similar to "-u DEFAULTS -U NONE -i NONE":
 		- initializations from files and environment variables is
 		  skipped
+		-'runtimepath'and 'packpath' are set to exclude home
+		  directory entries (does not happen with -u DEFAULTS).
 		- the |defaults.vim| script is loaded, which implies
 		  'nocompatible': use Vim defaults
 		- no |gvimrc| script is loaded