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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index b17d18b27..72d6265f1 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -7977,10 +7977,10 @@ of subdirectories.
Skip directories that are on different filesystems from the one that
the argument being processed is on.
-@item --exclude=@var{PAT}
-@opindex --exclude=@var{PAT}
+@item --exclude=@var{PATTERN}
+@opindex --exclude=@var{PATTERN}
@cindex excluding files from @command{du}
-When recursing, skip subdirectories or files matching @var{PAT}.
+When recursing, skip subdirectories or files matching @var{PATTERN}.
For example, @code{du --exclude='*.o'} excludes files whose names
end in @samp{.o}.