diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/loki/loki.source.file.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/loki/loki.source.file.md
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ title: loki.source.file
 # loki.source.file
 
 `loki.source.file` reads log entries from files and forwards them to other `loki.*` components.
+New log entries are forwarded whenever a log entry line ends with the `\n` character.
 
 You can specify multiple `loki.source.file` components by giving them different labels.