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@@ -1067,6 +1067,9 @@ and only when @env{POSIXLY_CORRECT} is not set.
Normally the exit status is 0 if a line is selected, 1 if no lines
were selected, and 2 if an error occurred. However, if the
+@option{-L} or @option{--files-without-match} is used, the exit status
+is 0 if a file is listed, 1 if no files were listed, and 2 if an error
+occurred. Also, if the
@option{-q} or @option{--quiet} or @option{--silent} option is used
and a line is selected, the exit status is 0 even if an error
occurred. Other @command{grep} implementations may exit with status