diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/PatternOptionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/PatternOptionBuilder.java
index f68cfaeac..40389b444 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/PatternOptionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/PatternOptionBuilder.java
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * <td>g:</td>
  * <td>-g [string]</td>
  * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td>h&lt;</td>
+ * <td>-h [file name] (opens the existing file for reading, the caller must close the stream)</td>
+ * </tr>
  * </table>
  *
  * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/TypeHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/TypeHandler.java
index 4709c7811..402c915f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/TypeHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/TypeHandler.java
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * Options with custom converters and/or verifiers, using the default serialization methods, this class should be properly configured with the custom converters
  * and verifiers for the specific class.
  * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * The default converter for {@link FileInputStream} opens the named file each time it converts a value, and the caller must close the returned stream. As
+ * with {@link FileInputStream#FileInputStream(String)}, opening a special file such as a named pipe can block.
+ * </p>
  */
 public class TypeHandler {
 
@@ -206,6 +210,9 @@ public static TypeHandler getDefault() {
 
     /**
      * Returns the opened FileInputStream represented by {@code string}.
+     * <p>
+     * The caller must close the returned stream.
+     * </p>
      *
      * @param string The file location.
      * @return The file input stream represented by {@code string}.