diff --git a/fetch.xml b/fetch.xml
index 4173c5e36..b79a353de 100644
--- a/fetch.xml
+++ b/fetch.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,16 @@
   You may also need to set proxy settings. This can be done by
   setting the JVM proxy values in the ANT_OPTS environment
   variables.
-    
+
+  For example, to set the proxy up in the tcsh shell, the command would be
+  something like:
+
+  For csh/tcsh:
+    setenv ANT_OPTS "-Dhttp.proxyHost=proxy -Dhttp.proxyPort=8080"
+  For bash:
+    export ANT_OPTS="-Dhttp.proxyHost=proxy -Dhttp.proxyPort=8080"
+  For Windows, set the environment variable in the appropriate dialog box
+  and open a new console.
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