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diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c
index 3f6b8dd54..ba9f45be6 100644
--- a/src/tail.c
+++ b/src/tail.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,9 @@ Usage: %s [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n\
",
program_name);
printf ("\
+Print last 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.\n\
+With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name.\n\
+With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\
\n\
-c, --bytes=N output the last N bytes\n\
-f, --follow output appended data as the file grows\n\
@@ -1023,7 +1026,7 @@ print the last N items in the file. N may have a multiplier suffix:\n\
b for 512, k for 1024, m for 1048576 (1 Meg). A first OPTION of -VALUE\n\
or +VALUE is treated like -n VALUE or -n +VALUE unless VALUE has one of\n\
the [bkm] suffix multipliers, in which case it is treated like -c VALUE\n\
-or -c +VALUE. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\
+or -c +VALUE.\n\
");
}
exit (status);