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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 183e070bf..64598705d 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -11154,22 +11154,12 @@ may be used for grouping in the usual manner. You must quote parentheses and many operators to avoid the shell evaluating them, however. -By default, @command{expr} performs operations using native arithmetic -types, but if a numeric overflow occurs and @command{expr} was built -with support for the GNU MP library, @command{expr}, it -uses arbitrary-precision arithmetic. +When built with support for the GNU MP library, @command{expr} uses +arbitrary-precision arithmetic; otherwise, it uses native arithmetic +types and may fail due to arithmetic overflow. -Apart from @option{--help} and @option{--version} (@pxref{Common -options}), the following options are supported: - -@table @samp -@item --bignum -Perform arithmetic operations using unlimited precision via the GNU MP library. -@item --no-bignum -Use only limited-precision native operations. -In the event of numeric overflow, @command{expr} fails, -even if GNU MP is available. -@end table +The only options are @option{--help} and @option{--version}. @xref{Common +options}. Options must precede operands. @cindex exit status of @command{expr} Exit status: |