diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index b83c7cea9..b9e7ac43e 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -337,6 +337,15 @@ job "example" {
       #   change_signal = "SIGHUP"
       # }
 
+      # The "template" stanza can also be used to create env vars for tasks
+      # that prefer those to config files.
+      #
+      # template {
+      #   data        = "KEY={{ key \"service/my-key\" }}"
+      #   destination = "local/file.env"
+      #   env         = true
+      # }
+
       # The "vault" stanza instructs the Nomad client to acquire a token from
       # a HashiCorp Vault server. The Nomad servers must be configured and
       # authorized to communicate with Vault. By default, Nomad will inject