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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
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+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -6073,8 +6073,11 @@ Exit status:
@display
0 success
-1 minor problems (e.g., a subdirectory was not found)
-2 serious trouble (e.g., memory exhausted)
+1 minor problems (e.g., failure to access a file or directory not
+ specified as a command line argument. This happens when listing a
+ directory in which entries are actively being removed or renamed.)
+2 serious trouble (e.g., memory exhausted, invalid option or failure
+ to access file or directory specified as a command line argument)
@end display
Also see @ref{Common options}.