diff --git a/src/split/README.md b/src/split/README.md
index aa4de21a9..582c9970a 100644
--- a/src/split/README.md
+++ b/src/split/README.md
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 ## Missing Features
 
 ### Flags
-* `-C N`
-* `--verbose`
+* `--verbose` - created file printing is implemented, don't know if there is anything else
 
 ## Possible Optimizations
 * Use slice (`[u8]`) directly as the `control.current_line`.
diff --git a/src/split/split.rs b/src/split/split.rs
index b202251bf..81d85db67 100644
--- a/src/split/split.rs
+++ b/src/split/split.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ fn split(settings: &Settings) -> int {
             fileno += 1;
             writer = io::BufferedWriter::new(box io::File::open_mode(&Path::new(filename.as_slice()), io::Open, io::Write) as Box<Writer>);
             control.request_new_file = false;
+            if settings.verbose {
+                println!("creating file '{}'", filename);
+            }
         }
 
         let consumed = splitter.consume(&mut control);