diff --git a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/vss.html b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/vss.html
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@@ -127,7 +127,12 @@ label only one will be used in the order version, date, label.</p>
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   <tr>
      <td>recursive</td>
-     <td>true or false; default false</td>
+     <td>true or false; default false. Note however that in the SourceSafe UI
+     , there is a setting accessed via Tools/Options/GeneralTab called
+     &quot;Act on projects recursively&quot;.  If this setting is checked,
+     then the recursive attribute is effectively ignored, and the get
+     will always be done recursively
+     </td>
      <td>No</td>
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