--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2541,10 +2541,12 @@ filter({expr}, {string})					*filter()*
 
 
 finddir({name}[, {path}[, {count}]])				*finddir()*
-		Find directory {name} in {path}.  Returns the path of the
-		first found match.  When the found directory is below the
-		current directory a relative path is returned.  Otherwise a
-		full path is returned.
+		Find directory {name} in {path}.  Supports both downwards and
+		upwards recursive directory searches.  See |file-searching|
+		for the syntax of {path}.
+		Returns the path of the first found match.  When the found
+		directory is below the current directory a relative path is
+		returned.  Otherwise a full path is returned.
 		If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
 		If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
 		{name} in {path} instead of the first one.