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@@ -194,10 +194,12 @@ is 5000.
.It Fl p
Echo each command to be executed and ask the user whether it should be
executed.
-A response of
+An affirmative response,
.Ql y
+in the POSIX locale,
causes the command to be executed, any other response causes it to be
skipped.
+No commands are executed if the process is not attached to a terminal.
.It Fl R Ar replacements
This option specifies the maximum number of arguments that
.Fl I
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