diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b00a024..a29834d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -344,6 +344,19 @@ A flag can also be assigned locally which will only apply to that specific comma
 RootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&Source, "source", "s", "", "Source directory to read from")
 ```
 
+### Local Flag on Parent Commands
+
+By default Cobra only parses local flags on the target command, any local flags on 
+parent commands are ignored. By enabling `Command.TraverseChildren` Cobra will 
+parse local flags on each command before executing the target command.
+
+```go
+command := cobra.Command{
+  Use: "print [OPTIONS] [COMMANDS]",
+  TraverseChildren: true,
+}
+```
+
 ### Bind Flags with Config
 
 You can also bind your flags with [viper](https://github.com/spf13/viper):
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index d90cf7f3..a23bb6d9 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ type Command struct {
 	// Must be > 0.
 	SuggestionsMinimumDistance int
 
-	// TraverseChildren parses flags on all parents before executing child command
+	// TraverseChildren parses flags on all parents before executing child command.
 	TraverseChildren bool
 
 	// name is the command name, usually the executable's name.
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ func (c *Command) findNext(next string) *Command {
 		if cmd.Name() == next || cmd.HasAlias(next) {
 			return cmd
 		}
-		if EnablePrefixMatching && cmd.HasNameOrAliasPrefix(next) {
+		if EnablePrefixMatching && cmd.hasNameOrAliasPrefix(next) {
 			matches = append(matches, cmd)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1046,9 +1046,9 @@ func (c *Command) HasAlias(s string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// HasNameOrAliasPrefix returns true if the Name or any of aliases start
+// hasNameOrAliasPrefix returns true if the Name or any of aliases start
 // with prefix
-func (c *Command) HasNameOrAliasPrefix(prefix string) bool {
+func (c *Command) hasNameOrAliasPrefix(prefix string) bool {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(c.Name(), prefix) {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ func (c *Command) HasNameOrAliasPrefix(prefix string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// NameAndAliases returns a list of the command name and all aliases
 func (c *Command) NameAndAliases() string {
 	return strings.Join(append([]string{c.Name()}, c.Aliases...), ", ")
 }