diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index 723402ac6..db2a01876 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ job "example" {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
+			# The artifact block can be specified one or more times to download
+			$ artifacts prior to the task being started. This is convenient for
+			$ shipping configs or data needed by the task.
+			# artifact {
+			#   source = "http://foo.com/artifact.tar.gz"
+			#   options {
+			#     checksum = "md5:c4aa853ad2215426eb7d70a21922e794"
+			#   }
+			# }
 			
 			# Specify configuration related to log rotation
 			# logs {