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@@ -151,13 +151,14 @@ Generates the histogram for human reading. This is the default.
.TP
\fB-colorname\fP
-Add the color name to the output. This is the name from the
+Add the color name to the output. This is the name from
+the
.UR libppm.html#dictionary
system color dictionary
.UE
-\&. If the exact
-color is not in the color dictionary, it is the closest color that is
-in the dictionary and is preceded by a '*'. If you don't have a
+\&. If the
+exact color is not in the color dictionary, it is an asterisk followed by the
+name of the closest color that is in the dictionary. If you don't have a
system color dictionary, the program fails.
.sp
This option was added in Netpbm 10.10 (October 2002).