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diff --git a/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml b/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml
index 31bf7266c7..e9f782977d 100644
--- a/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml
+++ b/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml
@@ -128,14 +128,26 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name since="">start(Nodes) -> {ok,StartedNodes} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name since="OTP 22.0">local_only() -> ok | {error,too_late}</name>
+ <fsummary>Only support running Cover on the local node.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Only support running Cover on the local node. This function
+ must be called before any modules have been compiled or any
+ nodes added. When running in this mode, modules will be Cover
+ compiled in a more efficient way, but the resulting code will
+ only work on the same node they were compiled on.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name since="">start(Nodes) -> {ok,StartedNodes} | {error,not_main_node} | {error,local_only}</name>
<fsummary>Start Cover on remote nodes.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Nodes = StartedNodes = [atom()]</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Starts a Cover server on the each of given nodes, and loads
- all cover compiled modules.</p>
+ all cover compiled modules. This call will fail if
+ <c>cover:local_only/0</c> has been called.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>