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-rw-r--r--misc-utils/look.c6
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/whereis.c8
-rw-r--r--text-utils/more.c4
3 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/misc-utils/look.c b/misc-utils/look.c
index 351d0072a..7bbec1b20 100644
--- a/misc-utils/look.c
+++ b/misc-utils/look.c
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
_(" %s [options] string [file]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
fputs(_("\nOptions:\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -a, --alternative use alternate dictionary\n"
- " -d, --alphanum compare only alpha numeric characters\n"
- " -f, --ignore-case ignore when comparing\n"
+ fputs(_(" -a, --alternative use alternative dictionary\n"
+ " -d, --alphanum compare only alphanumeric characters\n"
+ " -f, --ignore-case ignore case differences when comparing\n"
" -t, --terminate <char> define string termination character\n"
" -V, --version output version information and exit\n"
" -h, --help display this help and exit\n\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/whereis.c b/misc-utils/whereis.c
index ae4cc0328..095ca6282 100644
--- a/misc-utils/whereis.c
+++ b/misc-utils/whereis.c
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fputs(_("\nOptions:\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -f <file> define search scope\n"
- " -b search only binaries\n"
+ " -b search only for binaries\n"
" -B <dirs> define binaries lookup path\n"
- " -m search only manual paths\n"
+ " -m search only for manuals\n"
" -M <dirs> define man lookup path\n"
- " -s search only sources path\n"
+ " -s search only for sources\n"
" -S <dirs> define sources lookup path\n"
- " -u search from unusual entities\n"
+ " -u search for unusual entries\n"
" -V output version information and exit\n"
" -h display this help and exit\n\n"), out);
diff --git a/text-utils/more.c b/text-utils/more.c
index f0b0f67db..c45b967ad 100644
--- a/text-utils/more.c
+++ b/text-utils/more.c
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" -d display help instead of ring bell\n"
" -f count logical, rather than screen lines\n"
" -l suppress pause after form feed\n"
- " -p suppress scroll, clean screen and display text\n"
- " -c suppress scroll, display text and clean line ends\n"
+ " -p do not scroll, clean screen and display text\n"
+ " -c do not scroll, display text and clean line ends\n"
" -u suppress underlining\n"
" -s squeeze multiple blank lines into one\n"
" -NUM specify the number of lines per screenful\n"