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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 6110cecd0..3cbce63c9 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -16714,12 +16714,13 @@ out. Synopsis: nohup @var{command} [@var{arg}]@dots{} @end example -If standard input is a terminal, it is redirected from -@file{/dev/null} so that terminal sessions do not mistakenly consider -the terminal to be used by the command. This is a GNU -extension; programs intended to be portable to non-GNU hosts -should use @samp{nohup @var{command} [@var{arg}]@dots{} </dev/null} -instead. +If standard input is a terminal, redirect it so that terminal sessions +do not mistakenly consider the terminal to be used by the command. +Make the substitute file descriptor unreadable, so that commands that +mistakenly attempt to read from standard input can report an error. +This redirection is a GNU extension; programs intended to be portable +to non-GNU hosts can use @samp{nohup @var{command} [@var{arg}]@dots{} +0>/dev/null} instead. @flindex nohup.out If standard output is a terminal, the command's standard output is appended |