diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst
index af88db937b..b97e807ead 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst
@@ -83,19 +83,20 @@ command::
    OpenEmbedded recipe tool
 
    options:
-     -d, --debug     Enable debug output
-     -q, --quiet     Print only errors
-     --color COLOR   Colorize output (where COLOR is auto, always, never)
-     -h, --help      show this help message and exit
+     -d, --debug       Enable debug output
+     -q, --quiet       Print only errors
+     --color COLOR     Colorize output (where COLOR is auto, always, never)
+     -h, --help        show this help message and exit
 
    subcommands:
-     create          Create a new recipe
-     newappend       Create a bbappend for the specified target in the specified
-                       layer
-     setvar          Set a variable within a recipe
-     appendfile      Create/update a bbappend to replace a target file
-     appendsrcfiles  Create/update a bbappend to add or replace source files
-     appendsrcfile   Create/update a bbappend to add or replace a source file
+     newappend         Create a bbappend for the specified target in the specified layer
+     create            Create a new recipe
+     setvar            Set a variable within a recipe
+     appendfile        Create/update a bbappend to replace a target file
+     appendsrcfiles    Create/update a bbappend to add or replace source files
+     appendsrcfile     Create/update a bbappend to add or replace a source file
+     edit              Edit the recipe and appends for the specified target. This obeys $VISUAL if set,
+                       otherwise $EDITOR, otherwise vi.
    Use recipetool <subcommand> --help to get help on a specific command
 
 Running ``recipetool create -o OUTFILE`` creates the base recipe and