diff --git a/library/std/src/process.rs b/library/std/src/process.rs
index a149946774404..2c7ed4614bce9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/process.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/process.rs
@@ -557,6 +557,11 @@ impl Command {
     ///
     /// [`args`]: Command::args
     ///
+    /// Note that the argument is not passed through a shell, but given
+    /// literally to the program. This means that shell syntax like quotes,
+    /// escaped characters, word splitting, glob patterns, substitution, etc.
+    /// have no effect.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// Basic usage:
@@ -582,6 +587,11 @@ impl Command {
     ///
     /// [`arg`]: Command::arg
     ///
+    /// Note that the arguments are not passed through a shell, but given
+    /// literally to the program. This means that shell syntax like quotes,
+    /// escaped characters, word splitting, glob patterns, substitution, etc.
+    /// have no effect.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// Basic usage: