diff --git a/doc/flatpak-history.xml b/doc/flatpak-history.xml
index 772178b2..a3ee4599 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-history.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-history.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                     Specify what information to show about each ref. You can
                     list multiple fields, or use this option multiple times.
+                </para><para>
+                    Append :s[tart], :m[iddle], :e[nd] or :f[ull] to column
+                    names to change ellipsization.
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-list.xml b/doc/flatpak-list.xml
index fe21dd74..75bdc6ac 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-list.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-list.xml
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                     Specify what information to show about each ref. You can
                     list multiple fields, or use this option multiple times.
+                </para><para>
+                    Append :s[tart], :m[iddle], :e[nd] or :f[ull] to column
+                    names to change ellipsization.
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-ps.xml b/doc/flatpak-ps.xml
index 08b50bc9..0d81e00c 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-ps.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-ps.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                     Specify what information to show about each instance. You can
                     list multiple fields, or use this option multiple times.
+                </para><para>
+                    Append :s[tart], :m[iddle], :e[nd] or :f[ull] to column
+                    names to change ellipsization.
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-remote-ls.xml b/doc/flatpak-remote-ls.xml
index 61593ed6..e44c8189 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-remote-ls.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-remote-ls.xml
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                     Specify what information to show about each ref. You can
                     list multiple fields, or use this option multiple times.
+                </para><para>
+                    Append :s[tart], :m[iddle], :e[nd] or :f[ull] to column
+                    names to change ellipsization.
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
         </variablelist>
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-remotes.xml b/doc/flatpak-remotes.xml
index 1de4f6aa..5fe3a43a 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-remotes.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-remotes.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                     Specify what information to show about each ref. You can
                     list multiple fields, or use this option multiple times.
+                </para><para>
+                    Append :s[tart], :m[iddle], :e[nd] or :f[ull] to column
+                    names to change ellipsization.
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-search.xml b/doc/flatpak-search.xml
index f4e93d5c..47bc73be 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-search.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-search.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                     Specify what information to show about each result. You can
                     list multiple fields, or use this option multiple times.
+                </para><para>
+                    Append :s[tart], :m[iddle], :e[nd] or :f[ull] to column
+                    names to change ellipsization.
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>