@@ -424,10 +424,9 @@ Options affecting specific writers
424424 formats, including `html`, `html5`, `html+lhs`, `html5+lhs`, `s5`,
425425 `slidy`, `slideous`, `dzslides`, and `revealjs`. Scripts, images, and
426426 stylesheets at absolute URLs will be downloaded; those at relative URLs
427− will be sought first relative to the working directory, then relative to
428− the user data directory (see `--data-dir`), and finally relative to
429− pandoc's default data directory. `--self-contained` does not
430− work with `--mathjax`.
427+ will be sought relative to the working directory (if the first source
428+ file is local) or relative to the base URL (if the first source
429+ file is remote). `--self-contained` does not work with `--mathjax`.
431430
432431`--offline`
433432: Deprecated synonym for `--self-contained`.