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-rw-r--r--doc/coreutils.texi2
-rw-r--r--src/stat.c2
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 685de20bd..2ada96247 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -11031,7 +11031,7 @@ The valid @var{format} directives for files with @option{--format} and
@item %m - Mount point (See note below)
@item %n - File name
@item %N - Quoted file name with dereference if symbolic link
-@item %o - I/O block size
+@item %o - Optimal I/O transfer size hint
@item %s - Total size, in bytes
@item %t - Major device type in hex
@item %T - Minor device type in hex
diff --git a/src/stat.c b/src/stat.c
index 9ae2d5a9b..b2e103084 100644
--- a/src/stat.c
+++ b/src/stat.c
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ The valid format sequences for files (without --file-system):\n\
%m mount point\n\
%n file name\n\
%N quoted file name with dereference if symbolic link\n\
- %o I/O block size\n\
+ %o optimal I/O transfer size hint\n\
%s total size, in bytes\n\
%t major device type in hex\n\
%T minor device type in hex\n\