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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 5904ac403..59cb74155 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -7265,7 +7265,7 @@ Cancel the effect of any preceding @option{--preserve-root} option.
@opindex -R
@opindex --recursive
@cindex directories, removing (recursively)
-Remove the contents of directories recursively.
+Remove the listed directories and their contents recursively.
@item -v
@itemx --verbose