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-rw-r--r--doc/coreutils.texi4
-rw-r--r--src/cp.c5
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index b251b3d91..f126f4945 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -7734,8 +7734,8 @@ description of @option{--remove-destination}.
This option is independent of the @option{--interactive} or
@option{-i} option: neither cancels the effect of the other.
-This option is redundant if the @option{--no-clobber} or @option{-n} option is
-used.
+This option is ignored when the @option{--no-clobber} or @option{-n} option
+is also used.
@item -H
@opindex -H
diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 61b31afdc..231d6a31b 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -177,9 +177,8 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
-f, --force if an existing destination file cannot be\n\
- opened, remove it and try again (redundant if\
-\n\
- the -n option is used)\n\
+ opened, remove it and try again (this option\n\
+ is ignored when the -n option is also used)\n\
-i, --interactive prompt before overwrite (overrides a previous -n\
\n\
option)\n\