diff --git a/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1 b/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1
index 693d80e60b7f..9bba2a0606f1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 by Joerg Wunsch, Dresden
+.\" Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995 by Joerg Wunsch, Dresden
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
 .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ of the intended formatting process. In order to continue, an answer
 of
 .Dq y
 must be given.
+.Pp
+Note that
+.Nm
+does only perform low-level formatting.  In case you wish to create
+a file system on the medium, see the commands
+.Xr newfs 8
+for an
+.Em ufs
+file system, or
+.Xr mkdosfs 1
+for an
+.Em MS-DOS (FAT)
+file system.
 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
 Unless
 .Fl q
@@ -117,7 +130,9 @@ An exit status of 0 is returned upon successful operation. Exit status
 of 2 reflects invalid arguments given to the program (along with an
 appropriate information written to diagnostic output).
 .Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr fdc 4 .
+.Xr fdc 4 ,
+.Xr newfs 8 ,
+.Xr mkdosfs 1 .
 .Sh HISTORY
 .Nm Fdformat
 has been developed for 386BSD 0.1
@@ -130,4 +145,4 @@ system, release 1.1.
 The program has been contributed by
 .if n Joerg Wunsch,
 .if t J\(:org Wunsch,
-Dresden, with changes by Serge Vakulenko and Andrew A. Chernov, Moscow.
+Dresden, with changes by Serge Vakulenko and Andrey A. Chernov, Moscow.