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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index bbc2710bb..9047925e3 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -11916,6 +11916,7 @@ Enable RTS/CTS flow control. Non-@acronym{POSIX}. May be negated.
@subsection Input settings
@cindex input settings
+These settings control operations on data received from the terminal.
@table @samp
@item ignbrk
@@ -11988,7 +11989,8 @@ empty again. May be negated.
@opindex iuclc
@cindex uppercase, translating to lowercase
Translate uppercase characters to lowercase. Non-@acronym{POSIX}. May be
-negated.
+negated. Note ilcuc is not implemented, as one would not be able to issue
+almost any (lowercase) Unix command, after invoking it.
@item ixany
@opindex ixany
@@ -12007,7 +12009,7 @@ when the input buffer is full. Non-@acronym{POSIX}. May be negated.
@subsection Output settings
@cindex output settings
-These arguments specify output-related operations.
+These settings control operations on data sent to the terminal.
@table @samp
@item opost
@@ -12018,7 +12020,7 @@ Postprocess output. May be negated.
@opindex olcuc
@cindex lowercase, translating to output
Translate lowercase characters to uppercase. Non-@acronym{POSIX}. May be
-negated.
+negated. (Note ouclc is not currently implemented.)
@item ocrnl
@opindex ocrnl
@@ -12271,6 +12273,7 @@ as @code{tab3}.
@opindex lcase
@opindex LCASE
Same as @code{xcase iuclc olcuc}. Non-@acronym{POSIX}. May be negated.
+(Used for terminals with uppercase characters only.)
@item crt
@opindex crt