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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 0e28f4971..7918aec6a 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -3830,6 +3830,14 @@ an MD5 checksum inconsistent with the associated file, or if no valid
line is found, @command{md5sum} exits with nonzero status. Otherwise,
it exits successfully.
+@item --ignore-missing
+@opindex --ignore-missing
+@cindex verifying MD5 checksums
+This option is useful only when verifying checksums.
+When verifying checksums, don't fail or report any status
+for missing files. This is useful when verifying a subset
+of downloaded files given a larger list of checksums.
+
@item --quiet
@opindex --quiet
@cindex verifying MD5 checksums