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diff --git a/login-utils/agetty.8 b/login-utils/agetty.8
index 57c9b6b46..69be5f2be 100644
--- a/login-utils/agetty.8
+++ b/login-utils/agetty.8
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ agetty \- alternative Linux getty
.RI "[-l " login_program ]
.RI "[-I " init ]
.RI "[-t " timeout ]
+.RI "[-H " login_host ]
.I port
.I baud_rate,...
.RI [ term ]
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ agetty \- alternative Linux getty
.RI "[-l " login_program ]
.RI "[-I " init ]
.RI "[-t " timeout ]
+.RI "[-H " login_host ]
.I baud_rate,...
.I port
.RI [ term ]
@@ -120,6 +122,12 @@ This allows the use of a non-standard login program (for example,
one that asks for a dial-up password or that uses a different
password file).
.TP
+\-H \fIlogin_host\fP
+Write the specified \fIlogin_host\fP into the utmp file. (Normally,
+no login host is given, since \fBagetty\fP is used for local hardwired
+connections and consoles. However, this option can be useful for
+identifying terminal concentrators and the like.
+.TP
\-m
Try to extract the baud rate the CONNECT status message
produced by Hayes(tm)\-compatible modems. These status