From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 13:01:47 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: doc: clarify mv -f operation in texinfo
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doc: clarify mv -f operation in texinfo

* doc/coreutils.texi (mv invocation): Be less ambiguous,
in that -f is significant for any replacement operation
on the destination, not just unlinking.
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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 9afec5271b..5857607411 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -10282,7 +10282,7 @@ The program accepts the following options.  Also see @ref{Common options}.
 @opindex -f
 @opindex --force
 @cindex prompts, omitting
-Do not prompt the user before removing a destination file.
+Do not prompt the user before replacing a destination file.
 @macro mvOptsIfn
 If you specify more than one of the @option{-i}, @option{-f}, @option{-n}
 options, only the final one takes effect.