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diff --git a/doc/fcopy.n b/doc/fcopy.n
index d39c803..57f9968 100644
--- a/doc/fcopy.n
+++ b/doc/fcopy.n
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ network sockets.
The \fBfcopy\fR
command transfers data from \fIinchan\fR until end of file
or \fIsize\fR bytes or characters have been
-transferred; \fIsize\fR is in bytes if the two channels are using the
-same encoding, and is in characters otherwise.
+transferred; \fIsize\fR is in bytes if the input channel is in binary mode,
+or if the two channels are using the same encoding and -strict is not specified.
+Otherwise, size is in characters.
If no \fB\-size\fR argument is given,
then the copy goes until end of file.
All the data read from \fIinchan\fR is copied to \fIoutchan\fR.