diff --git a/docs/source/background_service.rst b/docs/source/background_service.rst
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--- a/docs/source/background_service.rst
+++ b/docs/source/background_service.rst
@@ -2,4 +2,15 @@ Background Service
 =================
 
 This requires no user input. The proper events are
-called by the main application to log events in the student's work directory.
+called by the main application to log events in the
+student's work directory. The service records file
+accesses, editions, deletions, files moved from an
+outside directory, and file to an outside directory.
+Additionally, it records any git commands discovered
+in the student's .bash_history or .histfile (zsh
+equivalent), as git commands can interfere with the
+service. It also checks for files that do not have
+extensions that are whitelisted. The whitelist
+includes common file extensions such as text files,
+presentations, and programming file extensions (e.g.
+.py for python and .class for java).