3 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/application/agent.rb b/lib/puppet/application/agent.rb
index f0442648b..ea7cbdfb5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/application/agent.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/application/agent.rb
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ configuration options can also be generated by running puppet agent with
   should always at least contain MD5, MD2, SHA1 and SHA256.
 
 * --detailed-exitcodes:
-  Provide transaction information via exit codes. If this is enabled, an
-  exit code of '2' means there were changes, and an exit code of '4'
-  means that there were failures during the transaction. This option
-  only makes sense in conjunction with --onetime.
+  Provide transaction information via exit codes. If this is enabled, an exit
+  code of '2' means there were changes, an exit code of '4' means there were
+  failures during the transaction, and an exit code of '6' means there were both
+  changes and failures.
 
 * --disable:
   Disable working on the local system. This puts a lock file in place,
diff --git a/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb b/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb
index 5562a9b09..200309b7d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/application/apply.rb
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ configuration options can also be generated by running puppet with
   Enable full debugging.
 
 * --detailed-exitcodes:
-  Provide transaction information via exit codes. If this is enabled, an
-  exit code of '2' means there were changes, and an exit code of '4'
-  means that there were failures during the transaction.
+  Provide transaction information via exit codes. If this is enabled, an exit
+  code of '2' means there were changes, an exit code of '4' means there were
+  failures during the transaction, and an exit code of '6' means there were both
+  changes and failures.
 
 * --help:
   Print this help message
diff --git a/lib/puppet/application/device.rb b/lib/puppet/application/device.rb
index 3e2dec98c..977c5c023 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/application/device.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/application/device.rb
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ parameter, so you can specify '--server <servername>' as an argument.
   Enable full debugging.
 
 * --detailed-exitcodes:
-  Provide transaction information via exit codes.  If this is enabled, an
-  exit code of '2' means there were changes, and an exit code of '4' means
-  that there were failures during the transaction. This option only makes
-  sense in conjunction with --onetime.
+  Provide transaction information via exit codes. If this is enabled, an exit
+  code of '2' means there were changes, an exit code of '4' means there were
+  failures during the transaction, and an exit code of '6' means there were both
+  changes and failures.
 
 * --help:
   Print this help message