diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index a9873e81aa..6d092373ca 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7111,10 +7111,16 @@ Rom    29 Aug 2008
     win_build/installerv2/redist/Windows/src/boinccas/
         CAValidateRebootRequest.cpp
 
-Eric	2 Sep 2007
+Eric    2 Sep 2007
     - calculate_credit_multiplier:  fixed bug that caused credit multiplier
       overshoot.  Added check of replica database gap,  use main database if
       replica is more than a day behind.
 
     tools/
         calculate_credit_multiplier
+
+Charlie 2 Sep 2008
+    switcher: update comment on calling API.
+    
+    client/
+        switcher.C
diff --git a/client/switcher.C b/client/switcher.C
index ab59e928ca..d7c8ff0d4b 100644
--- a/client/switcher.C
+++ b/client/switcher.C
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 // switcher.C
 //
 // When run as
-// switcher Path X1 ... Xn
-// runs program at Path with args X1. ... Xn
+// switcher Full-Path Executable-Name X1 ... Xn
+// runs program at Full-Path with args X1. ... Xn
+// note that the executable name nust be specified twice: 
+//  once as part of the Full_Path and again as just the name
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>