From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 19:24:25 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: doc: improve the --help description of ls -N
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doc: improve the --help description of ls -N

* src/ls.c (usage): The existing description was inaccurate
as -N does not directly impact whether control characters
are displayed or not.
---

diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index cb38111639..d42b9f4d0a 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -4957,8 +4957,7 @@ Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort is specified.\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
   -n, --numeric-uid-gid      like -l, but list numeric user and group IDs\n\
-  -N, --literal              print raw entry names (don't treat e.g. control\n\
-                               characters specially)\n\
+  -N, --literal              print entry names without quoting\n\
   -o                         like -l, but do not list group information\n\
   -p, --indicator-style=slash\n\
                              append / indicator to directories\n\