diff --git a/content/docs/command-reference/check-ignore.md b/content/docs/command-reference/check-ignore.md
index 4a99f6d591..2d154e6931 100644
--- a/content/docs/command-reference/check-ignore.md
+++ b/content/docs/command-reference/check-ignore.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ patterns found in [`.dvcignore`](/doc/user-guide/dvcignore).
 ## Synopsis
 
 ```usage
-usage: usage: dvc check-ignore [-h] [-q | -v] [-d] [-n]
+usage: usage: dvc check-ignore [-h] [-q | -v] [-d] [-a] [-n] [--stdin]
                                targets [targets ...]
 
 positional arguments:
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ ones that are ignored indeed are printed back.
 
 - `-v`, `--verbose` - displays detailed tracing information.
 
+- `--stdin` - read paths from standard input instead of providing `targets`.
+  Useful for interactive debugging and POSIX pipes.
+
+- `-a`, `--all` - include all the patterns that match each target path in the
+  `--details` list. Has no effect without `--details`.
+
 ## Examples
 
 First, let's create a `.dvcignore` file with some patterns in it, and some files
@@ -81,10 +87,39 @@ $ dvc check-ignore -d file*
 .dvcignore:2:!file2	file2
 ```
 
-With the `--non-matching` option, non-matching `targets` will also be included
-in the list. All fields in each line, except for `<target path>`, will be empty.
+By default, only the last pattern matched would be shown. To see all the
+patterns matched, use `--all` (`-a`).
+
+```dvc
+$ dvc check-ignore -d -a file2
+.dvcignore:1:file*	file2
+.dvcignore:2:!file2	file2
+```
+
+With the `--non-matching` (`-n`) option, non-matching `targets` will also be
+included in the list. All fields in each line, except for `<target_path>`, will
+be empty.
 
 ```dvc
 $ dvc check-ignore -d -n other
 ::	other
 ```
+
+## Example: Check paths interactively or programmatically
+
+The `--stdin` option provides an interactive way to debug `.dvcignore` patterns:
+
+```dvc
+$ dvc check-ignore --stdin
+> file1
+file1
+> other
+> file2
+file2
+```
+
+It can also be used as a component of a POSIX pipe:
+
+```dvc
+cat file_list | dvc check-ignore --stdin
+```