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diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.1 b/bin/cp/cp.1
index 6c408b84..abec690 100644
--- a/bin/cp/cp.1
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.1
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ to be verbose, showing files as they are copied.
.El
.Pp
For each destination file that already exists, its contents are
-overwritten if permissions allow. Its mode, user ID, and group
+overwritten if permissions allow.
+Its mode, user ID, and group
ID are unchanged unless the
.Fl p
option was specified.
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