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diff --git a/sys-utils/flock.1 b/sys-utils/flock.1
index 99ae682d2..c245eda5f 100644
--- a/sys-utils/flock.1
+++ b/sys-utils/flock.1
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ or
which report a failure to acquire the lock with a return value given by the
.I \-E
option, or 1 by default.
+.PP
+When using the <command> variant, and executing the child worked, then
+the exit status is that of the child command.
.SH AUTHOR
.UR hpa@zytor.com
H. Peter Anvin