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diff --git a/schedutils/taskset.1 b/schedutils/taskset.1
index 901f9faf5..3ea03b7e2 100644
--- a/schedutils/taskset.1
+++ b/schedutils/taskset.1
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ to the last logical CPU. Not all CPUs may exist on a given system but a mask
may specify more CPUs than are present. A retrieved mask will reflect only the
bits that correspond to CPUs physically on the system. If an invalid mask is
given (i.e., one that corresponds to no valid CPUs on the current system) an
-error is returned. The masks are typically given in hexadecimal. For example,
+error is returned. The masks may be specified in hexadecimal (with or without
+a leading "0x"), or as a cpu list with the
+.BR \-\-cpu\-list
+option. For example,
.RS 4
.TP 12
.BR 0x00000001
@@ -61,7 +64,13 @@ is processor #0,
is processors #0 and #1,
.TP
.BR 0xFFFFFFFF
-is all processors (#0 through #31).
+is processors #0 through #31,
+.TP
+.BR 32
+is processors #1, #4, and #5,
+.TP
+.BR \-\-cpu\-list\ 0-2,6
+is processors #0, #1, #2, and #6.
.RE
.PP
When