2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cebd70a15..a6202129b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2007-04-25  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
+	* src/du.c (usage): Clarify description of --dereference-args (-D).
+	Prompted by a report from Justin Pryzby.
+
 	* bootstrap.conf (gnulib_modules): Add fseeko and ftello.
 	(gnulib_modules): Add autobuild.
 
diff --git a/src/du.c b/src/du.c
index 3fc2c900b..6248aa102 100644
--- a/src/du.c
+++ b/src/du.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
   -B, --block-size=SIZE  use SIZE-byte blocks\n\
   -b, --bytes           equivalent to `--apparent-size --block-size=1'\n\
   -c, --total           produce a grand total\n\
-  -D, --dereference-args  dereference FILEs that are symbolic links\n\
+  -D, --dereference-args  dereference any listed FILE that is a symbolic link\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
       --files0-from=F   summarize disk usage of the NUL-terminated file\n\