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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 416111823..aace0f88f 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -8126,6 +8126,11 @@ Change the modification time only. @opindex -r @opindex --reference Use the times of the reference @var{file} instead of the current time. +If this option is combined with the @option{--date=@var{time}} +(@option{-d @var{time}}) option, the reference @var{file}'s time is +the origin for any relative @var{time}s given, but is otherwise ignored. +For example, @samp{-r foo -d '-5 seconds'} specifies a time stamp +equal to five seconds before the corresponding time stamp for @file{foo}. @item -t [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.ss] Use the argument (optional four-digit or two-digit years, months, |