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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index bd72a4ff5..db8ff0faa 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -8323,13 +8323,13 @@ True if @var{file} exists and has a size greater than zero.
@opindex -nt
@cindex newer-than file check
True if @var{file1} is newer (according to modification date) than
-@var{file2}.
+@var{file2}, or if @var{file1} exists and @var{file2} does not.
@item @var{file1} -ot @var{file2}
@opindex -ot
@cindex older-than file check
True if @var{file1} is older (according to modification date) than
-@var{file2}.
+@var{file2}, or if @var{file2} exists and @var{file1} does not.
@item @var{file1} -ef @var{file2}
@opindex -ef