diff --git a/programs/zstd.1.md b/programs/zstd.1.md
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--- a/programs/zstd.1.md
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@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ the last one takes effect.
 * `--format=FORMAT`:
     compress and decompress in other formats. If compiled with
     support, zstd can compress to or decompress from other compression algorithm
-    formats. Possibly available options are `gzip`, `xz`, `lzma`, and `lz4`.
+    formats. Possibly available options are `zstd`, `gzip`, `xz`, `lzma`, and `lz4`.
+    If no such format is provided, `zstd` is the default.
 * `-h`/`-H`, `--help`:
     display help/long help and exit
 * `-V`, `--version`: