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@@ -13202,29 +13202,29 @@ them.
Ignore interrupt signals.
@item -p
-@itemx --write-error[=@var{mode}]
+@itemx --output-error[=@var{mode}]
@opindex -p
-@opindex --write-error
-Select the behavior with write errors on the outputs,
+@opindex --output-error
+Select the behavior with errors on the outputs,
where @var{mode} is one of the following:
@table @samp
@item warn
-Warn on error writing any output, including pipes.
+Warn on error opening or writing any output, including pipes.
Writing is continued to still open files/pipes.
Exit status indicates failure if any output has an error.
@item warn-nopipe
-Warn on error writing any output, except pipes.
+Warn on error opening or writing any output, except pipes.
Writing is continued to still open files/pipes.
Exit status indicates failure if any non pipe output had an error.
This is the default @var{mode} when not specified.
@item exit
-Exit on error writing any output, including pipes.
+Exit on error opening or writing any output, including pipes.
@item exit-nopipe
-Exit on error writing any output, except pipes.
+Exit on error opening or writing any output, except pipes.
@end table
@end table