1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/od.c b/src/od.c
index 5334db23e..785326268 100644
--- a/src/od.c
+++ b/src/od.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ All arguments to long options are mandatory for short options.\n\
       fputs (_("\
 \n\
 Traditional format specifications may be intermixed; they accumulate:\n\
-  -a   same as -t a,  select named characters\n\
+  -a   same as -t a,  select named characters, ignoring high-order bit\n\
   -b   same as -t o1, select octal bytes\n\
   -c   same as -t c,  select ASCII characters or backslash escapes\n\
   -d   same as -t u2, select unsigned decimal 2-byte units\n\
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ suffixes may be . for octal and b for multiply by 512.\n\
 \n\
 TYPE is made up of one or more of these specifications:\n\
 \n\
-  a          named character\n\
+  a          named character, ignoring high-order bit\n\
   c          ASCII character or backslash escape\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\