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diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index cdec81fd065..39a3806174f 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
@c man title ar create, modify, and extract from archives
@smallexample
-ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
ar -M [ <mri-script ]
@end smallexample
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ program.
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS ar
-ar [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
@c man end
@end smallexample
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@ default for @sc{gnu} @command{ar}. @command{ar} does not support any of the oth
@samp{-X} options; in particular, it does not support @option{-X32}
which is the default for AIX @command{ar}.
+The optional command line switch @option{--plugin} @var{name} causes
+@command{ar} to load the plugin called @var{name} which adds support
+for more file formats. This option is only available if the toolchain
+has been built with plugin support enabled.
+
@c man end
@ignore
@@ -677,7 +682,8 @@ The @sc{gnu} linker @command{ld} is now described in a separate manual.
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS nm
-nm [@option{-a}|@option{--debug-syms}] [@option{-g}|@option{--extern-only}]
+nm [@option{-a}|@option{--debug-syms}]
+ [@option{-g}|@option{--extern-only}][@option{--plugin} @var{name}]
[@option{-B}] [@option{-C}|@option{--demangle}[=@var{style}]] [@option{-D}|@option{--dynamic}]
[@option{-S}|@option{--print-size}] [@option{-s}|@option{--print-armap}]
[@option{-A}|@option{-o}|@option{--print-file-name}][@option{--special-syms}]
@@ -859,6 +865,12 @@ either upper or lower case.
@cindex external symbols
Display only external symbols.
+@item --plugin @var{name}
+@cindex load plugin
+Load the plugin called @var{name} to add support for extra target
+types. This option is only available if the toolchain has been built
+with plugin support enabled.
+
@item -l
@itemx --line-numbers
@cindex symbol line numbers