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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 86394a152..16ff61395 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -2782,9 +2782,10 @@ growing. The option values @samp{descriptor} and @samp{name} may be specified only with the long form of the option, not with @option{-f}. -@vindex POSIXLY_CORRECT -If @env{POSIXLY_CORRECT} is set, the @option{-f} option is ignored if +The @option{-f} option is ignored if no @var{file} operand is specified and standard input is a FIFO or a pipe. +Likewise, the @option{-f} option has no effect for any +operand specified as @samp{-}, when standard input is a FIFO or a pipe. @item -F @opindex -F |