diff --git a/etc/config/example/prefs.csh b/etc/config/example/prefs.csh
index d9410fc7da..03fb5d048f 100644
--- a/etc/config/example/prefs.csh
+++ b/etc/config/example/prefs.csh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 ## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 # set foamCompiler=ThirdParty
 
+## Specify compiler type
+## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+#setenv WM_COMPILER Clang
+
 ## Specify system openmpi
 ## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 # setenv WM_MPLIB SYSTEMOPENMPI
diff --git a/etc/config/example/prefs.sh b/etc/config/example/prefs.sh
index 5e42eac915..eec63fc545 100644
--- a/etc/config/example/prefs.sh
+++ b/etc/config/example/prefs.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 ## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 # foamCompiler=ThirdParty
 
+## Specify compiler type
+## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+#export WM_COMPILER=Clang
+
 ## Specify system openmpi
 ## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 # export WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI