diff --git a/man/git-effort.1 b/man/git-effort.1
index 5813cad..19f066f 100644
--- a/man/git-effort.1
+++ b/man/git-effort.1
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
 .\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
 .
-.TH "GIT\-EFFORT" "1" "July 2015" "" "Git Extras"
+.TH "GIT\-EFFORT" "1" "August 2015" "" "Git Extras"
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBgit\-effort\fR \- Show effort statistics on file(s)
 .
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
-\fBgit\-effort\fR [\-\-above <value>] [<options>] [<filename>]
+\fBgit\-effort\fR [\-\-above <value>] [<options>] [[\-\-] <path>\.\.\.]
 .
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 Shows effort statistics about files in the repository\.
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ to read about options to limit which commits are counted\.
 Note: \fBgit\-effort\fR does not accept commit ranges\.
 .
 .P
-<filename>
+[\-\-] <path>\.\.\.
 .
 .P
-Only display effort statistics for a specific filename\.
+Only count commits that touches the given paths\.
 .
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 Displays "effort" statistics:
@@ -72,11 +72,29 @@ $ git effort \-\-after="one year ago" \-\-above 5 \-\-author="Leila Muhtasib"
   file                                          commits    active days
 
   git\-extras                                    15         12
-  git\-release                                   6          9
+  git\-release                                   6          4
   git\-effort                                    6          2
   git\-ignore                                    4          4
-  git\-changelog                                 3          5
-  git\-graft                                     2          3
+  git\-changelog                                 3          2
+  git\-graft                                     2          2
+.
+.fi
+.
+.IP "" 0
+.
+.P
+Showing statistics on directories is also possible
+.
+.IP "" 4
+.
+.nf
+
+$ git effort bin man
+
+  file                                          commits    active days
+
+  bin\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\. 406         232
+  man\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\. 118         80
 .
 .fi
 .
diff --git a/man/git-effort.html b/man/git-effort.html
index b72b5eb..92f0670 100644
--- a/man/git-effort.html
+++ b/man/git-effort.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 <h2 id="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</h2>
 
-<p><code>git-effort</code> [--above &lt;value&gt;] [&lt;options&gt;] [&lt;filename&gt;]</p>
+<p><code>git-effort</code> [--above &lt;value&gt;] [&lt;options&gt;] [[--] &lt;path&gt;...]</p>
 
 <h2 id="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</h2>
 
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@
 
 <p>  Note: <code>git-effort</code> does not accept commit ranges.</p>
 
-<p>  &lt;filename&gt;</p>
+<p>  [--] &lt;path&gt;...</p>
 
-<p>  Only display effort statistics for a specific filename.</p>
+<p>  Only count commits that touches the given paths.</p>
 
 <h2 id="EXAMPLES">EXAMPLES</h2>
 
@@ -126,16 +126,26 @@ $ git effort --after="one year ago" --above 5 --author="Leila Muhtasib"
   file                                          commits    active days
 
   git-extras                                    15         12
-  git-release                                   6          9
+  git-release                                   6          4
   git-effort                                    6          2
   git-ignore                                    4          4
-  git-changelog                                 3          5
-  git-graft                                     2          3
+  git-changelog                                 3          2
+  git-graft                                     2          2
+</code></pre>
+
+<p> Showing statistics on directories is also possible</p>
+
+<pre><code>$ git effort bin man
+
+  file                                          commits    active days
+
+  bin.......................................... 406         232
+  man.......................................... 118         80
 </code></pre>
 
 <h2 id="AUTHOR">AUTHOR</h2>
 
-<p>Written by Leila Muhtasib &lt;<a href="&#x6d;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#x74;&#111;&#58;&#109;&#117;&#x68;&#x74;&#97;&#x73;&#x69;&#98;&#x40;&#x67;&#109;&#97;&#x69;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#x6d;" data-bare-link="true">&#x6d;&#117;&#104;&#x74;&#97;&#x73;&#105;&#98;&#x40;&#103;&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;</a>&gt;</p>
+<p>Written by Leila Muhtasib &lt;<a href="&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;&#109;&#x75;&#x68;&#x74;&#97;&#x73;&#x69;&#x62;&#64;&#x67;&#x6d;&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#46;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;" data-bare-link="true">&#x6d;&#117;&#104;&#116;&#97;&#x73;&#x69;&#x62;&#x40;&#103;&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;</a>&gt;</p>
 
 <h2 id="REPORTING-BUGS">REPORTING BUGS</h2>
 
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@ $ git effort --after="one year ago" --above 5 --author="Leila Muhtasib"
 
   <ol class='man-decor man-foot man foot'>
     <li class='tl'></li>
-    <li class='tc'>July 2015</li>
+    <li class='tc'>August 2015</li>
     <li class='tr'>git-effort(1)</li>
   </ol>
 
diff --git a/man/git-effort.md b/man/git-effort.md
index 700dddc..b742702 100644
--- a/man/git-effort.md
+++ b/man/git-effort.md
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ git-effort(1) -- Show effort statistics on file(s)
       git-changelog                                 3          2
       git-graft                                     2          2
 
+ Showing statistics on directories is also possible
+
+    $ git effort bin man
+
+      file                                          commits    active days
+
+      bin.......................................... 406         232
+      man.......................................... 118         80
+
 
 ## AUTHOR