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diff --git a/XMonad/Prompt/Shell.hs b/XMonad/Prompt/Shell.hs
index 8dd151c..49b12f7 100644
--- a/XMonad/Prompt/Shell.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Prompt/Shell.hs
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ escape (x:xs)
isSpecialChar :: Char -> Bool
isSpecialChar = flip elem " &\\@\"'#?$*()[]{};"
--- | Ask the shell environment for
+-- | Ask the shell environment for the value of a variable in XMonad's environment, with a default value.
+-- In order to /set/ an environment variable (eg. combine with a prompt so you can modify @$HTTP_PROXY@ dynamically),
+-- you need to use 'System.Posix.putEnv'.
env :: String -> String -> IO String
env variable fallthrough = getEnv variable `catch` econst fallthrough