diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
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--- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
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@@ -821,6 +821,12 @@ share/
     file1
 ```
 
+`install_subdir('foo/bar', install_dir : 'share', strip_directory : true)` creates
+```
+share/
+  file1
+```
+
 ### is_variable()
 
 ``` meson