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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 24e424c54..0e1dc48bd 100644
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+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -8004,7 +8004,7 @@ and on a @code{dirent.d_type}-capable file system, @command{ls}
will perform only one @code{stat} call per command line argument.
@item -F
-@itemx --classify
+@itemx --classify [=@var{when}]
@itemx --indicator-style=classify
@opindex -F
@opindex --classify
@@ -8016,6 +8016,21 @@ for regular files that are executable, append @samp{*}. The file type
indicators are @samp{/} for directories, @samp{@@} for symbolic links,
@samp{|} for FIFOs, @samp{=} for sockets, @samp{>} for doors,
and nothing for regular files.
+@var{when} may be omitted, or one of:
+@itemize @bullet
+@item none
+@vindex none @r{classify option}
+- Do not classify. This is the default.
+@item auto
+@vindex auto @r{classify option}
+@cindex terminal, using classify iff
+- Only classify if standard output is a terminal.
+@item always
+@vindex always @r{classify option}
+- Always classify.
+@end itemize
+Specifying @option{--classify} and no @var{when} is equivalent to
+@option{--classify=always}.
@c The following sentence is the same as the one for -d.
Do not follow symbolic links listed on the
command line unless the @option{--dereference-command-line} (@option{-H}),