diff --git a/src/croc/croc.go b/src/croc/croc.go
index 88a42914..141afb48 100644
--- a/src/croc/croc.go
+++ b/src/croc/croc.go
@@ -648,7 +648,14 @@ func (c *Client) Send(filesInfo []FileInfo, emptyFoldersToTransfer []FileInfo, t
 	if c.Options.RelayPassword != models.DEFAULT_PASSPHRASE {
 		flags.WriteString("--pass " + c.Options.RelayPassword + " ")
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Code is: %[1]s\nOn the other computer run\n\ncroc %[2]s%[1]s\n", c.Options.SharedSecret, flags.String())
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, `Code is: %[1]s
+
+On the other computer run:
+(For Windows)
+    croc %[2]s%[1]s
+(For Linux/OSX)
+    CROC_SECRET=%[1]q croc %[2]s
+`, c.Options.SharedSecret, flags.String())
 	if c.Options.Ask {
 		machid, _ := machineid.ID()
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\rYour machine ID is '%s'\n", machid)