Note on using curl with token auth

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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
index 541c6575..757b8673 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ To use the `TokenAuthentication` scheme, include `rest_framework.authtoken` in y
         ...
         'rest_framework.authtoken'
     )
+    
+Make sure to run `manage.py syncdb` after changing your settings.
 
 You'll also need to create tokens for your users.
 
@@ -140,6 +142,10 @@ Unauthenticated responses that are denied permission will result in an `HTTP 401
 
     WWW-Authenticate: Token
 
+The `curl` command line tool may be useful for testing token authenticated APIs.  For example:
+
+    curl -X GET http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/example/ -H 'Authorization: Token 9944b09199c62bcf9418ad846dd0e4bbdfc6ee4b'
+
 ---
 
 **Note:** If you use `TokenAuthentication` in production you must ensure that your API is only available over `https` only.