Index: doc/coreutils.texi
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--- doc/coreutils.texi.orig	2012-03-09 17:39:52.000000000 +0100
+++ doc/coreutils.texi	2012-03-09 17:54:51.848754123 +0100
@@ -12370,6 +12370,16 @@ This section describes commands that man
 @command{basename} removes any leading directory components from
 @var{name}.  Synopsis:
 
+@table @samp
+
+@item -z
+@itemx --zero
+@opindex -z
+@opindex --zero
+Separate output items with @sc{nul} characters.
+
+@end table
+
 @example
 basename @var{name} [@var{suffix}]
 @end example