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@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ $ mocha --reporter list --growl
 
 ## The `test/` Directory
 
-By default, `mocha` looks for the glob `./test/*.js` and `./test/*.coffee`, so you may want to put your tests in `test/` folder.
+By default, `mocha` looks for the glob `./test/*.js`, so you may want to put your tests in `test/` folder. If you want to include sub directories, use `--recursive`, because of `./test/*.js` is only matched with files which in the first depth of `test` directory and `./test/**/*.js` is only matched with files which in the second depth of `test` directory.
 
 ## Editor Plugins