diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 8a4014ead..9520c35e7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -129,12 +129,16 @@ None.
 
     Examples:
 
-	shorewall compile -- -  # Compile the configuration in
-                        	# /etc/shorewall and send the
-	                        # output to STDOUT
-	shorewall compile . -   # Compile the configuration in the
-		  	  	# current working directory
-		  	    	# and send the output to STDOUT
+	shorewall compile -v-1 -- -  # Compile the configuration in
+                        	     # /etc/shorewall and send the
+	                             # output to STDOUT
+	shorewall compile -v-1 . -   # Compile the configuration in the
+		  	  	     # current working directory
+		  	    	     # and send the output to STDOUT
+
+    Note that the '-v-1' suppresses the 'Compiling...' message normally
+    issued by /sbin/shorewall (/sbin/shorewall6) when a compilation
+    begins.
 
 3)  Supplying an interface name in the SOURCE column of
     /etc/shorewall/masq is now deprecated. Entering the name of an
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall.xml b/manpages/shorewall.xml
index cc9fd0626..4fcea5d87 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall.xml
@@ -720,7 +720,12 @@
           will look in that directory first for configuration files. If the
           <emphasis>pathname</emphasis> is omitted, the file
           <filename>firewall</filename> in the VARDIR (normally <filename
-          class="directory">/var/lib/shorewall/</filename>) is assumed.</para>
+          class="directory">/var/lib/shorewall/</filename>) is assumed. A
+          <emphasis>pathname</emphasis> of '-' causes the compiler to send the
+          generated script to it's standard output file. Note that '-v-1' is
+          usually specified in this case (e.g., <command>shorewall -v-1
+          compile -- -</command>) to suppress the 'Compiling...' message
+          normally generated by <filename>/sbin/shorewall</filename>.</para>
 
           <para>When -e is specified, the compilation is being performed on a
           system other than where the compiled script will run. This option
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6.xml
index d2431fe83..56a79bbd3 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6.xml
@@ -575,7 +575,12 @@
           Shorewall6 will look in that directory first for configuration
           files. If the <emphasis>pathname</emphasis> is omitted, the file
           firewall in the VARDIR (normally <filename
-          class="directory">/var/lib/shorewall/</filename>) is assumed.</para>
+          class="directory">/var/lib/shorewall/</filename>) is assumed. A
+          <emphasis>pathname</emphasis> of '-' causes the compiler to send the
+          generated script to it's standard output file. Note that '-v-1' is
+          usually specified in this case (e.g., <command>shorewall6 -v-1
+          compile -- -</command>) to suppress the 'Compiling...' message
+          normally generated by <filename>/sbin/shorewall6</filename>.</para>
 
           <para>When -e is specified, the compilation is being performed on a
           system other than where the compiled script will run. This option