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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi
index 7633492110414bab7a59d612dcbbfa1194cea119..af3a7f7fe6851c9dd639e5c4f26782fafe3978a5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/textutils.texi
+++ b/doc/textutils.texi
@@ -996,10 +996,10 @@ opened.  (The exit status will still be nonzero, however.)
 @opindex -s
 Separate columns by a string @var{separator}. Don't use
 @samp{-s @var{separator}}, no space between flag and argument. If this
-option is omitted altogether, the default is a space, same as
-@samp{-s" "}. With @samp{-s} only, no separator is used, same as
-@samp{-s""}. @samp{-s} does not affect line truncation or column
-alignment.
+option is omitted altogether, the default is @key{TAB} together with
+@samp{-j} option and space otherwise (same as @samp{-s" "}). With
+@samp{-s} only, no separator is used (same as @samp{-s""}). @samp{-s}
+does not affect line truncation or column alignment.
 
 @item -t
 @opindex -t