diff --git a/docs/command-line.md b/docs/command-line.md
index ec129159..f8ac6374 100644
--- a/docs/command-line.md
+++ b/docs/command-line.md
@@ -218,12 +218,24 @@ similar information.
 <pre>-o, --out &lt;filename&gt;
 </pre>
 
-Use this option to send all output to a file. By default output is sent to stdout (note that uses of stdout and stderr *from within test cases* are redirected and included in the report - so even stderr will effectively end up on stdout).
-
-Using `-` as the filename sends the output to stdout.
+Use this option to send all output to a file, instead of stdout. You can
+use `-` as the filename to explicitly send the output to stdout (this is
+useful e.g. when using multiple reporters).
 
 > Support for `-` as the filename was introduced in Catch2 X.Y.Z
 
+Filenames starting with "%" (percent symbol) are reserved by Catch2 for
+meta purposes, e.g. using `%debug` as the filename opens stream that
+writes to platform specific debugging/logging mechanism.
+
+Catch2 currently recognizes 3 meta streams:
+
+* `%debug` - writes to platform specific debugging/logging output
+* `%stdout` - writes to stdout
+* `%stderr` - writes to stderr
+
+> Support for `%stdout` and `%stderr` was introduced in Catch2 X.Y.Z
+
 
 <a id="naming-a-test-run"></a>
 ## Naming a test run
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_stream.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_stream.hpp
index ba0a3876..41c1fef0 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_stream.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_stream.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual bool isConsole() const { return false; }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a stream wrapper that writes to specific file.
+     *
+     * Also recognizes 4 special filenames
+     * * `-` for stdout
+     * * `%stdout` for stdout
+     * * `%stderr` for stderr
+     * * `%debug` for platform specific debugging output
+     *
+     * \throws if passed an unrecognized %-prefixed stream
+     */
     auto makeStream( std::string const& filename ) -> Detail::unique_ptr<IStream const>;
 
     class ReusableStringStream : Detail::NonCopyable {