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@@ -2990,8 +2990,9 @@ The output files' names consist of @var{prefix} (@samp{x} by default)
followed by a group of characters (@samp{aa}, @samp{ab}, @dots{} by
default), such that concatenating the output files in traditional
sorted order by file name produces the original input file (except
-@option{-r}). If the output file names are exhausted, @command{split}
-reports an error without deleting the output files that it did create.
+@option{-nr/@var{n}}). If the output file names are exhausted,
+@command{split} reports an error without deleting the output files
+that it did create.
The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}.