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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo b/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
index 536853ad4..e319919eb 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
@@ -305,6 +305,16 @@ In double-quoted strings, it is made impossible to escape `tt($)', `tt(`)'
 or `tt(")' (and `tt(\)' itself no longer needs escaping).
 Command substitutions are only expanded once, and cannot be nested.
 )
+pindex(CSH_NULLCMD)
+vindex(NULLCMD, ignoring)
+vindex(READNULLCMD, ignoring)
+cindex(redirections with no command, csh)
+cindex(csh, redirections with no command)
+item(tt(IGNORE_NULLCMD) <C>)(
+Do not use the values of tt(NULLCMD) and tt(READNULLCMD) 
+when running redirections with no command.  This make 
+such redirections fail (see noderef(Redirection)).
+)
 pindex(CSH_NULL_GLOB)
 cindex(csh, null globbing style)
 cindex(null globbing style, csh)
@@ -533,13 +543,6 @@ of tt(exit) or tt(logout) instead.
 However, ten consecutive EOFs will cause the shell to exit anyway,
 to avoid the shell hanging if its tty goes away.
 )
-pindex(IGNORE_NULLCMD)
-vindex(NULLCMD, ignoring)
-vindex(READNULLCMD, ignoring)
-item(tt(IGNORE_NULLCMD) <C> <K> <S>)(
-The values of tt(NULLCMD) and tt(READNULLCMD) are not used when running
-redirections with no commands (see noderef(Redirection)).
-)
 pindex(INC_APPEND_HISTORY)
 cindex(history, incremental appending to a file)
 item(tt(INC_APPEND_HISTORY))(
@@ -983,15 +986,19 @@ Note that setting or unsetting this option on the command line does not
 necessarily affect the state the option will have while the shell is
 running - that is purely an indicator of whether on not commands are
 em(actually) being read from standard input.
-The value of this option cannot be changed anywhere other than the command line.
+The value of this option cannot be changed anywhere other 
+than the command line.
 )
 pindex(SH_NULLCMD)
+vindex(NULLCMD, ignoring)
+vindex(READNULLCMD, ignoring)
 cindex(sh, redirections with no command)
 cindex(ksh, redirections with no command)
+cindex(redirections with no command, sh)
+cindex(redirections with no command, ksh)
 item(tt(SH_NULLCMD) <K> <S>)(
-If the variable tt(NULLCMD) is unset or if the option tt(IGNORE_NULLCMD) 
-is set, this option make redirections with no command have the
-standard Bourn shell behaviour (see noderef(Redirection)).
+Do not use the values of tt(NULLCMD) and tt(READNULLCMD) 
+when doing redirections, use `tt(:)' instead (see noderef(Redirection)).
 )
 pindex(SH_OPTION_LETTERS)
 cindex(sh, single letter options style)