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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index e66da7d0..e2e933af 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1315,9 +1315,9 @@ mailserver host. The .B \-\-showdots option (keyword: set showdots) forces fetchmail to show progress dots -even if the current tty is not stdout (for example logfiles). -Fetchmail shows the dots by default when run in nodetach mode or when -daemon mode is not enabled. +even if the output goes to a file or fetchmail is not in verbose mode. +Fetchmail shows the dots by default when run in \-\-verbose mode +\fIand\fP output goes to console. This option is ignored in \-\-silent mode. .PP By specifying the .B \-\-tracepolls |