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@@ -5293,6 +5293,11 @@ were specified before the @option{-f}).
Reverse whatever the sorting method is---e.g., list files in reverse
alphabetical order, youngest first, smallest first, or whatever.
+@itemx --sort=directory
+@opindex --sort
+@opindex directories@r{, sorting files by}
+Show directories first, then other files.
+
@item -S
@itemx --sort=size
@opindex -S
@@ -7289,14 +7294,14 @@ of departure. @xref{File permissions}.
@command{readlink} outputs the value of the given symbolic link.
If @command{readlink} is invoked with an argument other than the pathname
-of a symbolic link, it exits with a non-zero exit code.
+of a symbolic link, it produces no output and exits with a nonzero exit code.
@item Canonicalize mode
@command{readlink} outputs the absolute name of the given file which contains
no `.', `..' components nor any repeated path separators (`/') or symlinks.
-In any of the path components is missing or unavailable,
-it exits with a non-zero exit code.
+In any path component is missing or unavailable,
+it produces no output and exits with a nonzero exit code.
@end table