document that 'got import' needs GOT_AUTHOR to be set
diff --git a/got/got.1 b/got/got.1
index 2d1bcb5..fbd32c4 100644
--- a/got/got.1
+++ b/got/got.1
@@ -80,8 +80,13 @@ The created commit will not have any parent commits, i.e. it will be a
root commit.
Also create a new reference which provides a branch name for the newly
created commit.
+Show the path of each imported file to indicate progress.
.Pp
-Show the path of each added file to indicate progress.
+The
+.Cm got import
+command requires the
+.Ev GOT_AUTHOR
+environment variable to be set.
.Pp
The options for
.Cm got import
@@ -680,7 +685,9 @@ Short alias for
.Bl -tag -width GOT_AUTHOR
.It Ev GOT_AUTHOR
The author's name and email address for
-.Cm got commit ,
+.Cm got commit
+and
+.Cm got import ,
for example:
.An Stefan Sperling Aq Mt stsp@openbsd.org
.It Ev VISUAL, Ev EDITOR