diff --git a/std/examples/gist.ts b/std/examples/gist.ts
index fbe4384e1a..5d66dbdafe 100755
--- a/std/examples/gist.ts
+++ b/std/examples/gist.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env -S deno --allow-net --allow-env
 // Copyright 2018-2020 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+// A program to post files to gist.github.com. Use the following to install it:
+// deno install -f --allow-env --allow-read --allow-net=api.github.com https://deno.land/std/examples/gist.ts
 import { parse } from "../flags/mod.ts";
 
 function pathBase(p: string): string {