diff --git a/docs/easybuild-v5/run_shell_cmd.md b/docs/easybuild-v5/run_shell_cmd.md
index 279dac9ec..94c6df7ba 100644
--- a/docs/easybuild-v5/run_shell_cmd.md
+++ b/docs/easybuild-v5/run_shell_cmd.md
@@ -20,7 +20,46 @@ This function replaces both the `run_cmd` and `run_cmd_qa` functions, which will
 
 ## Transitioning from `run_cmd` to `run_shell_cmd`
 
-...
+First of all `run_shell_cmd` has been designed so the defaults can be used for most situations.
+In that case the main thing to watch out for is the return code, which changed from a tuple `(output, exit_code)`
+to a named tuple with three fields:
+- `output`: command output, `stdout`+`stderr` combined if `split_stderr` is disabled, only `stdout` otherwise
+- `exit_code`: exit code of command (integer)
+- `stderr`: stderr output if `split_stderr` is enabled, `None` otherwise
+
+A typical transition will then change
+```
+(out, _) = run_cmd(cmd, log_all=True, simple=False)
+```
+to
+```
+res = run_shell_cmd(cmd)
+out = res.output
+```
+
+For parameters in general, the following translation table can be used, where the default values are shown:
+
+| run_cmd parameter    |run_shell_cmd parameter| meaning |
+| ---------------------|-----------------------|---------|
+| `cmd`                | `cmd`                 | command to run |
+| `log_all=False`      | (removed)             | always log command output and exit code (now always `True`) |
+| `simple=False`       | (removed)             | if `True`, just return `True`/`False` to indicate success (obsolete) |
+| `regexp=True`        | (removed)             | regex used to check the output for errors (obsolete) |
+| `log_ok=True`        | `fail_on_error=True`  | fail on non-zero exit code |
+|                      | `split_error=False`   | split of stderr from stdout output |
+| `inp=None`           | `stdin=None`          | the input given to the command via `stdin` |
+|                      | `env=None`            | environment to use to run command (if `None`, inherit current process environment) |
+| `trace=True`         | `hidden=False`        | don't show command in terminal output with `--trace`, or `--extended-dry-run` / `-x`) |
+| `force_in_dry_run=False`| `in_dry_run=False` | also run command in dry run mode |
+| `verbose=True`       | `verbose_dry_run=False` | show that command is run in dry run mode (overrules `--hidden`) |
+| `path=None`          | `work_dir=None`       | working directory to run command in (current working directory if `None`) |
+| `shell=None`         | `use_bash=True`       | execute command through bash shell (`run_cmd` enables this for `None`)|
+| `log_output=False`   | `output_file=True`    | collect command output in temporary output file (changed default) |
+| `stream_output=None` | `stream_output=None`  | stream command output to stdout (auto-enabled with `--logtostdout` if `None`) |
+| `asynchronous=False` | `asynchronous=False`  | run command asynchronously (not yet implemented for `run_shell_cmd`)|
+| `with_hooks=True`    | `with_hooks=True`     | trigger pre/post `run_cmd` or `run_shell_cmd` hooks |
+|                      | `qa_patterns=None`    | list of 2-tuples with patterns for questions + corresponding answers (not yet implemented for `run_shell_cmd`) |
+|                      | `qa_wait_patterns=None`| list of 2-tuples with patterns for non-questions and number of iterations to allow these patterns to match with end out command output (not yet implemented for `run_shell_cmd`)|
 
 ## Transitioning from `run_cmd_qa` to `run_shell_cmd`