diff --git a/README b/README
index 7f0ac7d..6c6989e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ ENVIRONMENT
 
        An alias $_Z_CMD='_z 2>&1' is defined. If not set, $_Z_CMD defaults to z.
 
+       In  bash,  z  uses the PROMPT_COMMAND environment variable to maintain its
+       database. Specifically it prepends:
+
+	_z --add "$(pwd -P 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null;
+
+       to any existing PROMPT_COMMAND. zsh users need to manually set precmd() as
+       described in the installation instructions.
+
 
 FILES
        Data is stored in $_Z_DATA. If not set, $_Z_DATA defaults to $HOME/.z
diff --git a/z.1 b/z.1
index 46f348e..5742379 100644
--- a/z.1
+++ b/z.1
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ A function \fB_z()\fR is defined.
 .P
 An alias \fB$_Z_CMD\fR='_z 2>&1' is defined. If not set, \fB$_Z_CMD\fR defaults
 to \fBz\fR.
+.P
+In bash, \fBz\fR uses the \fBPROMPT_COMMAND\fR environment variable to maintain
+its database. Specifically it prepends:
+.P
+ \fB_z --add "$(pwd -P 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null;\fR
+.P
+to any existing \fbPROMPT_COMMAND\fR. zsh users need to manually set
+\fBprecmd()\fR as described in the installation instructions.
 
 .SH FILES
 Data is stored in \fB$_Z_DATA\fR. If not set, \fB$_Z_DATA\fR defaults to