diff --git a/doc/localvimrc.txt b/doc/localvimrc.txt
index ac83a9e..55418cb 100644
--- a/doc/localvimrc.txt
+++ b/doc/localvimrc.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,24 @@ a local vimrc in the root directory of a project modify the behavior of
 
 NOTE: This is only possible if you disable sandbox mode.
 
-Other variables provide a way to prevent multiple execution of commands.
+Other variables provide a way to prevent multiple execution of commands. They
+can be used to implement guards:
+
+  " do stuff you want to do on every buffer enter event
+
+  " guard to end loading if it has been loaded for the currently edited file
+  if g:localvimrc_sourced_once_for_file
+    finish
+  endif
+
+  " do stuff you want to do only once for a edited file
+
+  " guard to end loading if it has been loaded for the running vim instance
+  if g:localvimrc_sourced_once
+    finish
+  endif
+
+  " do stuff you want to do only once for a running vim instance
 
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 *g:localvimrc_file*