diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2441,8 +2441,10 @@ def status(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     """show changed files in the working directory
 
     Show status of files in the repository.  If names are given, only
-    files that match are shown.  Files that are clean or ignored, are
-    not listed unless -c (clean), -i (ignored) or -A is given.
+    files that match are shown.  Files that are clean or ignored or
+    source of a copy/move operation, are not listed unless -c (clean),
+    -i (ignored), -C (copies) or -A is given.  Unless options described
+    with "show only ..." are given, the options -mardu are used.
 
     NOTE: status may appear to disagree with diff if permissions have
     changed or a merge has occurred. The standard diff format does not
@@ -2459,7 +2461,7 @@ def status(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     C = clean
     ! = deleted, but still tracked
     ? = not tracked
-    I = ignored (not shown by default)
+    I = ignored
       = the previous added file was copied from here
     """
 
diff --git a/tests/test-help.out b/tests/test-help.out
--- a/tests/test-help.out
+++ b/tests/test-help.out
@@ -216,8 +216,10 @@ aliases: st
 show changed files in the working directory
 
     Show status of files in the repository.  If names are given, only
-    files that match are shown.  Files that are clean or ignored, are
-    not listed unless -c (clean), -i (ignored) or -A is given.
+    files that match are shown.  Files that are clean or ignored or
+    source of a copy/move operation, are not listed unless -c (clean),
+    -i (ignored), -C (copies) or -A is given.  Unless options described
+    with "show only ..." are given, the options -mardu are used.
 
     NOTE: status may appear to disagree with diff if permissions have
     changed or a merge has occurred. The standard diff format does not
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ show changed files in the working direct
     C = clean
     ! = deleted, but still tracked
     ? = not tracked
-    I = ignored (not shown by default)
+    I = ignored
       = the previous added file was copied from here
 
 options: