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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 08316c928..9197cb426 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -16892,9 +16892,19 @@ Print (to standard error) warning messages about possible erroneous usage.
Use the character @var{d} as input field separator (default: whitespace).
@emph{Note}: Using non-default delimiter turns off automatic padding.
-@item --field=@var{n}
+@item --field=@var{fields}
@opindex --field
-Convert the number in input field @var{n} (default: 1).
+Convert the number in input field @var{fields} (default: 1).
+@var{fields} supports @command{cut} style field ranges:
+
+@example
+N N'th field, counted from 1
+N- from N'th field, to end of line
+N-M from N'th to M'th field (inclusive)
+-M from first to M'th field (inclusive)
+- all fields
+@end example
+
@item --format=@var{format}
@opindex --format