diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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@@ -305,9 +305,14 @@ Request URL
 ===========
 
 The only information HTTPie needs to perform a request is a URL.
+
 The default scheme is, somewhat unsurprisingly, ``http://``,
 and can be omitted from the argument – ``http example.org`` works just fine.
 
+HTTPie also installs an ``https`` executable, where the default
+scheme is ``https://``: ``https example.org`` (that is the only difference
+between the ``http`` and ``https`` commands).
+
 
 Querystring parameters
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