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diff --git a/doc/ranger.1 b/doc/ranger.1
index 823b31c7..433bb8a7 100644
--- a/doc/ranger.1
+++ b/doc/ranger.1
@@ -872,6 +872,11 @@ with T.  To assign a named tag, type "<tagname>.
 .SH "ENVIRONMENT"
 .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
 These environment variables have an effect on ranger:
+.IP "\s-1RANGER_LEVEL\s0" 8
+.IX Item "RANGER_LEVEL"
+Ranger sets this environment variable to \*(L"1\*(R" or increments it if it already
+exists.  External programs can determine whether they were spawned from ranger
+by checking for this variable.
 .IP "\s-1EDITOR\s0" 8
 .IX Item "EDITOR"
 Defines the editor to be used for the \*(L"E\*(R" key.  Defaults to the first installed
@@ -899,6 +904,14 @@ Using PYTHONOPTIMIZE=2 (like python \-OO) will additionally discard any
 docstrings.  Using this will disable the <F1> key on commands.
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 .IX Header "EXAMPLES"
+.SS "\s-1BASH:\s0 Display that the shell spawned from ranger:"
+.IX Subsection "BASH: Display that the shell spawned from ranger:"
+By putting this in ~/.bashrc, \*(L"(in ranger) \*(R" will be displayed next to your
+prompt to notify you that the shell spawned from ranger.
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& [ \-n "$RANGER_LEVEL" ] && PS1="$PS1"\*(Aq(in ranger) \*(Aq
+.Ve
 .SS "\s-1VIM:\s0 File Chooser"
 .IX Subsection "VIM: File Chooser"
 This is a vim function which allows you to use ranger to select a file for
diff --git a/doc/ranger.pod b/doc/ranger.pod
index e8c45826..9f8b4f04 100644
--- a/doc/ranger.pod
+++ b/doc/ranger.pod
@@ -960,6 +960,12 @@ These environment variables have an effect on ranger:
 
 =over 8
 
+=item RANGER_LEVEL
+
+Ranger sets this environment variable to "1" or increments it if it already
+exists.  External programs can determine whether they were spawned from ranger
+by checking for this variable.
+
 =item EDITOR
 
 Defines the editor to be used for the "E" key.  Defaults to the first installed
@@ -998,6 +1004,13 @@ docstrings.  Using this will disable the <F1> key on commands.
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES
 
+=head2 BASH: Display that the shell spawned from ranger:
+
+By putting this in ~/.bashrc, "(in ranger) " will be displayed next to your
+prompt to notify you that the shell spawned from ranger.
+
+ [ -n "$RANGER_LEVEL" ] && PS1="$PS1"'(in ranger) '
+
 =head2 VIM: File Chooser
 
 This is a vim function which allows you to use ranger to select a file for