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@@ -161,11 +161,14 @@
<listitem><para>Controls the number of
journal lines to show, counting from
- the most recent ones. Takes a positive
- integer argument. In follow mode
- defaults to 10, otherwise is unset
- thus not limiting how many lines are
- shown.</para></listitem>
+ the most recent ones. The argument is
+ optional, and if specified is a
+ positive integer. If not specified and
+ in follow mode defaults to 10. If this
+ option is not passed and follow mode
+ is not enabled, how many lines are
+ shown is not
+ limited.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>