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@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ $ python -m spacy distill [teacher_model] [student_config_path] [--output] [--co
 | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `teacher_model`       | The teacher pipeline (name or path) to distill the student from. ~~Union[str, Path] (positional)~~                                                                                                     |
 | `student_config_path` | The configuration of the student pipeline. ~~Path (positional)~~                                                                                                                                       |
-| `--output`, `-o`      | Directory to store the distilled pipeline in. Will be created if it doesn't exist. ~~Optional[Path] \(option)~~                                                                                        |
+| `--output`, `-o`      | Directory to store the distilled pipeline in. Will be created if it doesn't exist. No pipeline will be saved when this option is absent. ~~Optional[Path] \(option)~~                                  |
 | `--code`, `-c`        | Comma-separated paths to Python files with additional code to be imported. Allows [registering custom functions](/usage/training#custom-functions) for new architectures. ~~Optional[Path] \(option)~~ |
 | `--verbose`, `-V`     | Show more detailed messages during distillation. ~~bool (flag)~~                                                                                                                                       |
 | `--gpu-id`, `-g`      | GPU ID or `-1` for CPU. Defaults to `-1`. ~~int (option)~~                                                                                                                                             |