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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 08ef2d8c8..954a1f8f4 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -7675,9 +7675,11 @@ combination of options is this tiny Bourne shell script:
#!/bin/sh
# Usage: backup FILE...
# Create a @sc{gnu}-style backup of each listed FILE.
+fail=0
for i; do
- cp --backup --force -- "$i" "$i"
+ cp --backup --force --preserve=all -- "$i" "$i" || fail=1
done
+exit $fail
@end example
@item --copy-contents