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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index f1b19b837..6df495c28 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -4891,17 +4891,16 @@ List just the names of directories, as with other types of files, rather
than listing their contents.
@c The following sentence is the same as the one for -F.
Do not follow symbolic links listed on the
-command line unless the @option{--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir} (@option{-H})
+command line unless the @option{--dereference-command-line} (@option{-H})
or @option{--dereference} (@option{-L}) options are specified.
@item -H
-@itemx --dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir
+@itemx --dereference-command-line
@opindex -H
-@opindex --dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir
+@opindex --dereference-command-line
@cindex symbolic links, dereferencing
-If a command line argument specifies a symbolic link that refers to
-a directory, show information for that directory rather than for the
-link itself.
+If a command line argument specifies a symbolic link, show information
+for the file the link references rather than for the link itself.
@item -I PATTERN
@itemx --ignore=PATTERN
@@ -5386,7 +5385,7 @@ indicators are @samp{/} for directories, @samp{@@} for symbolic links,
@samp{|} for FIFOs, @samp{=} for sockets, and nothing for regular files.
@c The following sentence is the same as the one for -d.
Do not follow symbolic links listed on the
-command line unless the @option{--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir} (@option{-H})
+command line unless the @option{--dereference-command-line} (@option{-H})
or @option{--dereference} (@option{-L}) options are specified.
@item --indicator-style=@var{word}