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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ An environment defines global variables that are predefined. The available envir
 * `node` - Node.js global variables and Node.js scoping.
 * `commonjs` - CommonJS global variables and CommonJS scoping (use this for browser-only code that uses Browserify/WebPack).
 * `shared-node-browser` - Globals common to both Node and Browser.
-* `es6` - enable all ECMAScript 6 features except for modules.
+* `es6` - enable all ECMAScript 6 features except for modules (this automatically sets the `ecmaVersion` parser option to 6).
 * `worker` - web workers global variables.
 * `amd` - defines `require()` and `define()` as global variables as per the [amd](https://github.com/amdjs/amdjs-api/wiki/AMD) spec.
 * `mocha` - adds all of the Mocha testing global variables.