Document -f flag:

     -f      Do not display a diagnostic message if chmod could not modify the
             mode for file.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/bin/chmod/chmod.1 b/bin/chmod/chmod.1
index 966aaabe8389..66aa0ccda80f 100644
--- a/bin/chmod/chmod.1
+++ b/bin/chmod/chmod.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"	@(#)chmod.1	8.4 (Berkeley) 3/31/94
-.\"	$Id: chmod.1,v 1.10 1998/05/19 06:24:50 jkoshy Exp $
+.\"	$Id: chmod.1,v 1.11 1999/05/08 10:19:20 kris Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd March 31, 1994
 .Dt CHMOD 1
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm chmod
 .Oo
+.Fl f
 .Fl R
 .Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
 .Oc
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.
 .It Fl R
 Change the modes of the file hierarchies rooted in the files
 instead of just the files themselves.
+.It Fl f
+Do not display a diagnostic message if
+.Nm
+could not modify the mode for
+.Va file .
 .El
 .Pp
 Symbolic links do not have modes, so unless the
diff --git a/bin/chmod/chmod.c b/bin/chmod/chmod.c
index 4e1712397888..0758c42319d0 100644
--- a/bin/chmod/chmod.c
+++ b/bin/chmod/chmod.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static char const copyright[] =
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)chmod.c	8.8 (Berkeley) 4/1/94";
 #endif
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: chmod.c,v 1.11 1998/05/13 07:22:11 charnier Exp $";
+	"$Id: chmod.c,v 1.12 1998/12/16 04:42:00 imp Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		case 'R':
 			Rflag = 1;
 			break;
-		case 'f':		/* XXX: undocumented. */
+		case 'f':
 			fflag = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'h':
@@ -203,6 +203,6 @@ void
 usage()
 {
 	(void)fprintf(stderr,
-	    "usage: chmod [-R [-H | -L | -P]] mode file ...\n");
+	    "usage: chmod [-f -R [-H | -L | -P]] mode file ...\n");
 	exit(1);
 }