diff --git a/doc/05-repositories.md b/doc/05-repositories.md
index 5dae47295..8e0442bd8 100644
--- a/doc/05-repositories.md
+++ b/doc/05-repositories.md
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ update to the latest version.
 
 ### Path
 
-In addition to the artifact repository, you can use the path one, which allow
-you to depends on a relative directory. This can be especially useful when dealing
+In addition to the artifact repository, you can use the path one, which allows
+you to depend on a relative directory. This can be especially useful when dealing
 with monolith repositories.
 
 For instance, if you have the following directory structure in your repository:
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ file, you can use the following configuration:
 }
 ```
 
+Repository paths can also contain wildcards like ``*`` and ``?``.
+For details, see the [PHP glob function](http://php.net/glob).
+
 ## Disabling Packagist
 
 You can disable the default Packagist repository by adding this to your
diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php
index 81de87866..94df63104 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/PathRepository.php
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ use Composer\Util\ProcessExecutor;
  *     {
  *         "type": "path",
  *         "url": "/absolute/path/to/package/"
+ *     },
+ *     {
+ *         "type": "path",
+ *         "url": "/absolute/path/to/several/packages/*"
  *     }
  * ]
  * @endcode