diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 972beb1..20f0f43 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -228,6 +228,12 @@ nvm install 6 --reinstall-packages-from=5
 nvm install v4.2 --reinstall-packages-from=iojs
 ```
 
+If you want to simply copy t he installed packages from specific versions of Node, try `--copy-packages-from` instead of `--reinstall-packages-from` like this:
+
+```sh
+nvm install 6 --copy-packages-from=5
+```
+
 ### io.js
 If you want to install [io.js](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/):
 
diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index e43aa61..942f799 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -2191,6 +2191,7 @@ nvm() {
       nvm_echo '  nvm --help                                Show this message'
       nvm_echo '  nvm --version                             Print out the latest released version of nvm'
       nvm_echo '  nvm install [-s] <version>                Download and install a <version>, [-s] from source. Uses .nvmrc if available'
+      nvm_echo '    --copy-packages-from=<version>          When installing, copy packages installed from <node|iojs|node version number>'
       nvm_echo '    --reinstall-packages-from=<version>     When installing, reinstall packages installed in <node|iojs|node version number>'
       nvm_echo '    --lts                                   When installing, only select from LTS (long-term support) versions'
       nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                        When installing, only select from versions for a specific LTS line'