get-pip.py option examples

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	docs/installing.rst

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diff --git a/docs/installing.rst b/docs/installing.rst
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@@ -30,11 +30,26 @@ Then run the following (which may require administrator access)::
 If `setuptools`_ (or `distribute`_) is not already installed, ``get-pip.py`` will
 install `setuptools`_ for you. [2]_
 
-To upgrade an existing `setuptools`_ (or `distribute`_), run ``pip install -U setuptools`` [3]_
+Additionally, ``get-pip.py`` supports using the :ref:`pip install options <pip
+install Options>` and the :ref:`General Options`. Below are some examples:
+
+::
+
+  # Install from local copies of pip and setuptools
+  python get-pip.py --no-index --find-links=/local/copies
+
+  # Install to the user site
+  python get-pip.py --user
+
+  # Install behind a proxy
+  python get-pip.py --proxy="[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port"
 
 To enable the use of pip from the command line, ensure the ``Scripts`` subdirectory of
 your Python installation is available on the system PATH. (This is not done automatically.)
 
+To upgrade an existing `setuptools`_ (or `distribute`_), run ``pip install -U setuptools`` [3]_
+
+
 Upgrade pip
 -----------
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/pip_install.rst b/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
index 11c596df6..06c003ae9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ To have the dependency located from a local directory and not crawl PyPI, add th
   find_links = file:///path/to/local/archives
 
 
+.. _`pip install Options`:
 
 Options
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