diff --git a/doc/ale-go.txt b/doc/ale-go.txt
index ac942b7..e0a5deb 100644
--- a/doc/ale-go.txt
+++ b/doc/ale-go.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ intensive.
 ===============================================================================
 gometalinter                                              *ale-go-gometalinter*
 
+  `gometalinter` is a `lint-file` linter, which only lints files that are written 
+  to disk. This differs from the default behaviorof linting the buffer.
+  See: |ale-lint-file|
+
 g:ale_go_gometalinter_executable             *g:ale_go_gometalinter_executable*
                                              *b:ale_go_gometalinter_executable*
   Type: |String|