* src/ls.c (usage): Describe exit statuses more concisely.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index 30217683e..e38a5fee5 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -4530,10 +4530,8 @@ colors, and can be set easily by the dircolors command.\n\
 \n\
 Exit status:\n\
  0  if OK,\n\
- 1  if minor problems (e.g., failure to access a file or directory not\n\
-    specified as a command line argument,\n\
- 2  if serious trouble (e.g., memory exhausted, invalid option or failure\n\
-    to access a file or directory specified as a command line argument).\n\
+ 1  if minor problems (e.g., cannot access subdirectory),\n\
+ 2  if serious trouble (e.g., cannot access command-line argument).\n\
 "), stdout);
       emit_bug_reporting_address ();
     }