-In text mode it displays the output of a command (by default your
-system's fortune program, but can be overridden with \fI\-program\fP).
+In text mode it displays the output of a command or the contents of
+a file or URL (via the default
+.BR xscreensaver-text (1)
+program, which can be overridden with \fI\-program\fP).