diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab087f1..4005289 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ CoffeeDoc can be run from the command line:
       --stdout        Direct all output to stdout instead of files           [boolean]
       --ignore, -i    Files or directories to ignore                       
       --help, -h      Show this help                                       
-      --hide-private  Do not document methods beginning with an underscore   [boolean]
+      --private     Show methods beginning with an underscore (to hide --no-private)  [boolean]  [default: true]
 
 If [targets] is a directory, CoffeeDoc will recursively document all `.coffee`
 files found under that directory.