diff --git a/contrib/exitlist b/contrib/exitlist
index 188b8db44a..5c737dbd8d 100755
--- a/contrib/exitlist
+++ b/contrib/exitlist
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
  exitlist -- Given a Tor directory on stdin, lists the Tor servers
  that accept connections to given addreses.
 
- example usage:
+ example usage (Tor 0.1.0.16 and ealier):
 
     python2.2 exitlist < ~/.tor/cached-directory
+
+ example usage (Tor 0.1.1.10-alpha and later):
+
+    python2.2 exitlist < ~/.tor/cached-routers*
+
 """
 
 # Requires Python 2.2 or later.