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diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index 394371d9..77973f80 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -328,12 +328,24 @@ static command_t commands[] = {
"\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
"\tterms syntax." },
{ "count", notmuch_count_command,
- "<search-terms> [...]",
+ "[options...] <search-terms> [...]",
"Count messages matching the search terms.",
- "\tThe number of matching messages is output to stdout.\n"
+ "\tThe number of matching messages (or threads) is output to stdout.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "\tWith no search terms, a count of all messages (or threads) in\n"
+ "\tthe database will be displayed.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "\tSupported options for count include:\n"
+ "\n"
+ "\t--output=(messages|threads)\n"
+ "\n"
+ "\t\tmessages (default)\n"
+ "\n"
+ "\t\tOutput the number of matching messages.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "\t\tthreads\n"
"\n"
- "\tWith no search terms, a count of all messages in the database\n"
- "\twill be displayed.\n"
+ "\t\tOutput the number of matching threads.\n"
"\n"
"\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
"\tterms syntax." },