diff --git a/larray/core/array.py b/larray/core/array.py
index b74210288..6342d3223 100644
--- a/larray/core/array.py
+++ b/larray/core/array.py
@@ -2942,12 +2942,15 @@ def with_total(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        args
-        kwargs
-        op : aggregate function
-            Defaults to `sum()`.
-        label : scalar value
-            label to use for the total. Defaults to "total".
+        \*args : int or str or Axis or Group or any combination of those, optional
+            Axes or groups along which to compute the aggregates. Defaults to aggregate over the whole array.
+        \**kwargs
+            * op : aggregate function
+                
+                Defaults to `sum()`.
+            * label : scalar value
+                
+                label to use for the total. Defaults to "total".
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -2967,6 +2970,12 @@ def with_total(self, *args, **kwargs):
            a1   3   4   5     12
            a2   6   7   8     21
         total   9  12  15     36
+        >>> arr.with_total('a')
+          a\\b  b0  b1  b2
+           a0   0   1   2
+           a1   3   4   5
+           a2   6   7   8
+        total   9  12  15
         >>> arr.with_total(op=prod, label='product')
             a\\b  b0  b1  b2  product
              a0   0   1   2        0