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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi index 914161bc0..f1ddc70fc 100644 --- a/doc/textutils.texi +++ b/doc/textutils.texi @@ -2264,6 +2264,16 @@ into fields @w{@samp{ foo}} and @w{@samp{ bar}}. The field separator is not considered to be part of either the field preceding or the field following. +@item -T @var{tempdir} +@opindex -T +@cindex temporary directory +Use directory @var{tempdir} to store temporary files, overriding the +@env{TMPDIR} environment variable. If this option is given more than +once, temporary files are stored in all the directories given. If you +have a large sort or merge that is I/O-bound, you can often improve +performance by using this option to specify directories on different +disks and controllers. + @item -u @opindex -u @cindex uniquifying output |