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-rw-r--r--disk-utils/fdformat.84
-rw-r--r--disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.82
-rw-r--r--disk-utils/mkfs.82
-rw-r--r--disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.82
-rw-r--r--disk-utils/partx.82
-rw-r--r--disk-utils/raw.82
-rw-r--r--fdisks/sfdisk.86
-rw-r--r--login-utils/chfn.14
-rw-r--r--login-utils/chsh.14
-rw-r--r--login-utils/login.12
-rw-r--r--login-utils/nologin.84
-rw-r--r--login-utils/sulogin.84
-rw-r--r--login-utils/utmpdump.14
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/cal.12
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/findmnt.82
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/getopt.16
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/logger.12
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/look.12
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/lsblk.84
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/lslocks.82
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/mcookie.14
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/namei.14
-rw-r--r--misc-utils/wipefs.84
-rw-r--r--mount-deprecated/mount.84
-rw-r--r--schedutils/chrt.12
-rw-r--r--schedutils/ionice.12
-rw-r--r--schedutils/taskset.12
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/blkdiscard.82
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/chcpu.82
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/dmesg.14
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/eject.14
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/fallocate.14
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/flock.14
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/fsfreeze.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/fstrim.82
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/hwclock.86
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/ipcmk.14
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/ipcs.12
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/ldattach.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/lscpu.12
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/mount.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/mountpoint.12
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/nsenter.12
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/pivot_root.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/prlimit.14
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/readprofile.86
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/renice.14
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/rtcwake.88
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/setarch.85
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/setpriv.12
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/swapon.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/switch_root.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/umount.84
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/unshare.12
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/wdctl.86
-rw-r--r--term-utils/mesg.14
-rw-r--r--term-utils/script.14
-rw-r--r--term-utils/scriptreplay.12
-rw-r--r--term-utils/setterm.14
-rw-r--r--text-utils/col.14
-rw-r--r--text-utils/colcrt.14
-rw-r--r--text-utils/colrm.14
-rw-r--r--text-utils/column.12
-rw-r--r--text-utils/rev.14
-rw-r--r--text-utils/tailf.14
-rw-r--r--text-utils/ul.12
67 files changed, 112 insertions, 119 deletions
diff --git a/disk-utils/fdformat.8 b/disk-utils/fdformat.8
index d02241ef7..bc6da9479 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fdformat.8
+++ b/disk-utils/fdformat.8
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ to load the disk parameters.
Skip the verification that is normally performed after the formatting.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR fd (4),
.BR setfdprm (8),
diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.8 b/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.8
index 5519cbc58..2e0c7c376 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.8
+++ b/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.8
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This option is silently ignored.
Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.RS
.PD 0
diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.8 b/disk-utils/mkfs.8
index 4bc45ffeb..9e82bc465 100644
--- a/disk-utils/mkfs.8
+++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.8
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ version information only when it is the only parameter, otherwise it
will work as \fB\-\-verbose\fR.)
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH BUGS
All generic options must precede and not be combined with
filesystem-specific options.
diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8 b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8
index c8ddfa9d6..4980d6229 100644
--- a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8
+++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ This option is silently ignored.
Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
Option
.B \-V
only works as
diff --git a/disk-utils/partx.8 b/disk-utils/partx.8
index d5de3d938..33fbf3b63 100644
--- a/disk-utils/partx.8
+++ b/disk-utils/partx.8
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Update the specified partitions.
.IP "\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-noheadings\fP"
Do not print a header line.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fP"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-list\fP"
List the partitions. Note that all numbers are in 512-byte sectors.
This output format is DEPRECATED in favour of
diff --git a/disk-utils/raw.8 b/disk-utils/raw.8
index 3615218d2..d0c41375e 100644
--- a/disk-utils/raw.8
+++ b/disk-utils/raw.8
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ With
, specify that all bound raw devices should be queried.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Display version information and exit.
diff --git a/fdisks/sfdisk.8 b/fdisks/sfdisk.8
index b89cbd29a..62d0ed095 100644
--- a/fdisks/sfdisk.8
+++ b/fdisks/sfdisk.8
@@ -168,12 +168,10 @@ There are many options.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-v ", " \-\-version
-Print version number of
-.B sfdisk
-and exit immediately.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
.BR \-h ", " \-\-help
-Print a usage message and exit immediately.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-T ", " \-\-list\-types
Print the recognized types (system Id's).
diff --git a/login-utils/chfn.1 b/login-utils/chfn.1
index 5f87ad713..d519d5407 100644
--- a/login-utils/chfn.1
+++ b/login-utils/chfn.1
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ Specify your office phone number.
Specify your home phone number.
.TP
.B "\-u, \-\-help"
-Print a usage message and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.B "-v, \-\-version"
-Print version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
diff --git a/login-utils/chsh.1 b/login-utils/chsh.1
index d597adc38..963a9e44b 100644
--- a/login-utils/chsh.1
+++ b/login-utils/chsh.1
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ Print the list of shells listed in
and exit.
.TP
.B "\-u, \-\-help"
-Print a usage message and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.B "-v, \-\-version"
-Print version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH "VALID SHELLS"
.B chsh
will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system.
diff --git a/login-utils/login.1 b/login-utils/login.1
index 216645ebe..3e9434fce 100644
--- a/login-utils/login.1
+++ b/login-utils/login.1
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ to tell
that printing the hostname should be suppressed in the login: prompt.
.TP
.B \-V
-Print version and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH CONFIG FILE ITEMS
.B login
reads the
diff --git a/login-utils/nologin.8 b/login-utils/nologin.8
index b4e10704e..b7fe1d9cc 100644
--- a/login-utils/nologin.8
+++ b/login-utils/nologin.8
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ is always 1.
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB-V, \-\-version"
-Print version and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH NOTES
.B nologin
is per-account way to disable login (usually used for system accounts like http or ftp).
diff --git a/login-utils/sulogin.8 b/login-utils/sulogin.8
index b9dec165c..a401446a0 100644
--- a/login-utils/sulogin.8
+++ b/login-utils/sulogin.8
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ shell.
Specify the maximum amount of time to wait for user input. By default,
sulogin will wait forever.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fP"
-Print a help message.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fP"
-Output version.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.I sulogin
looks for the environment variable
diff --git a/login-utils/utmpdump.1 b/login-utils/utmpdump.1
index 25f361ad6..70691593f 100644
--- a/login-utils/utmpdump.1
+++ b/login-utils/utmpdump.1
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ Undump, write back edited login information into utmp or wtmp files.
.IP "\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fP \fIfile\fR
Write command output to file instead of standard output.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fP"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fP"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH NOTES
.B utmpdump
can be useful in cases of corrupted utmp or wtmp entries. It can dump
diff --git a/misc-utils/cal.1 b/misc-utils/cal.1
index 0e686dd98..7e8e6baf1 100644
--- a/misc-utils/cal.1
+++ b/misc-utils/cal.1
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ outputs to pipe, or is called from a script.
Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help screen and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH PARAMETERS
A single parameter specifies the year to be displayed; note the
year must be fully specified:
diff --git a/misc-utils/findmnt.8 b/misc-utils/findmnt.8
index 407636ea4..6b8e8d8fd 100644
--- a/misc-utils/findmnt.8
+++ b/misc-utils/findmnt.8
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ than once, then tree-like output is disabled (see the \fB\-\-list\fP option).
Print the first matching filesystem only.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-i , " \-\-invert"
Invert the sense of matching.
diff --git a/misc-utils/getopt.1 b/misc-utils/getopt.1
index 3c52908cd..04fd34a2c 100644
--- a/misc-utils/getopt.1
+++ b/misc-utils/getopt.1
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ Allow long options to start with a single
.RB ' \- '.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Output a small usage guide and exit successfully. No other output is
-generated.
+Display help text and exit. No other output is generated.
.TP
.BR \-l , " \-\-longoptions \fIlongopts\fP"
The long (multi\-character) options to be recognized. More than one
@@ -172,8 +171,7 @@ is set, will return
and error status 0.
.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
-Output version information and exit successfully. No other output is
-generated.
+Display version information and exit. No other output is generated.
.SH PARSING
This section specifies the format of the second part of the
parameters of
diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.1 b/misc-utils/logger.1
index c680ec872..c7c3de0f5 100644
--- a/misc-utils/logger.1
+++ b/misc-utils/logger.1
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ port defined in /etc/services, which is often
.IR 514 .
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-id\fR
Log the process ID of the logger process with each line.
diff --git a/misc-utils/look.1 b/misc-utils/look.1
index fe8d8fd8e..d1d8f1bd4 100644
--- a/misc-utils/look.1
+++ b/misc-utils/look.1
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ are compared.
Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.PP
The
.B look
diff --git a/misc-utils/lsblk.8 b/misc-utils/lsblk.8
index 78243dce0..ea7e7bee8 100644
--- a/misc-utils/lsblk.8
+++ b/misc-utils/lsblk.8
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The authoritative information about filesystems and raids is provided by the
command.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-I , " \-\-include " \fIlist\fP
Include devices specified by the comma-separated \fIlist\fR of major device numbers.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ This option is equivalent to
.BR -o\ NAME,ALIGNMENT,MIN-IO,OPT-IO,PHY-SEC,LOG-SEC,ROTA,SCHED,RQ-SIZE,WSAME .
.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH NOTES
For partitions, some information (e.g. queue attributes) is inherited from the
parent device.
diff --git a/misc-utils/lslocks.8 b/misc-utils/lslocks.8
index 461220182..20ff0dcbb 100644
--- a/misc-utils/lslocks.8
+++ b/misc-utils/lslocks.8
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lists information about all the currently held file locks in a Linux system.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-n , " \-\-noheadings"
Do not print a header line.
diff --git a/misc-utils/mcookie.1 b/misc-utils/mcookie.1
index e7579c4b9..fc7e03047 100644
--- a/misc-utils/mcookie.1
+++ b/misc-utils/mcookie.1
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ input is read from stdin.
Explain what is being done.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display this help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH BUGS
The entropy in the generated 128-bit is probably quite small (and,
therefore, vulnerable to attack) unless a non-pseudorandom number generator
diff --git a/misc-utils/namei.1 b/misc-utils/namei.1
index 88e249d72..550dc9740 100644
--- a/misc-utils/namei.1
+++ b/misc-utils/namei.1
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ Vertically align the modes and owners.
.IP "\fB\-x, \-\-mountpoints\fP"
Show mountpoint directories with a 'D' rather than a 'd'.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR"
-Output help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH AUTHOR
The original
.B namei
diff --git a/misc-utils/wipefs.8 b/misc-utils/wipefs.8
index 0c34b0f0a..331e96ca8 100644
--- a/misc-utils/wipefs.8
+++ b/misc-utils/wipefs.8
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Force erasure, even if the filesystem is mounted. This is required in
order to erase the partition table on a block device.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR -n , " \-\-no\-act"
Causes everything to be done except for the write() call.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ can be prefixed with 'no' to specify the types on which no action should be
taken. For more details see mount(8).
.TP
.BR -V , " \-\-version"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
.BR "wipefs --all --backup /dev/sdb"
diff --git a/mount-deprecated/mount.8 b/mount-deprecated/mount.8
index 9075c224b..8708fcafd 100644
--- a/mount-deprecated/mount.8
+++ b/mount-deprecated/mount.8
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ Command line options available for the
.B mount
command:
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
-Output version.
+Display version information and exit.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print a help message.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fP"
Verbose mode.
.IP "\fB\-a, \-\-all\fP"
diff --git a/schedutils/chrt.1 b/schedutils/chrt.1
index 50aa8418a..58c891189 100644
--- a/schedutils/chrt.1
+++ b/schedutils/chrt.1
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ scheduling policy (Linux specific).
Show status information.
.TP
.B -h, --help
-Display usage information and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.B -V, --version
Display version information and exit.
diff --git a/schedutils/ionice.1 b/schedutils/ionice.1
index 163df1deb..8b9d6140a 100644
--- a/schedutils/ionice.1
+++ b/schedutils/ionice.1
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ run it even in case it was not possible to set the desired scheduling priority,
which can happen due to insufficient privileges or an old kernel version.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
Display version information and exit.
diff --git a/schedutils/taskset.1 b/schedutils/taskset.1
index efaa0d213..ade202b39 100644
--- a/schedutils/taskset.1
+++ b/schedutils/taskset.1
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ are separated by commas and may include ranges. For example:
.BR 0,5,7,9-11 .
.TP
.BR \-h ,\ \-\-help
-Display usage information and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-V ,\ \-\-version
Display version information and exit.
diff --git a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8
index 7e8c91e8f..e71a09360 100644
--- a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8
+++ b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ MiB=1024*1024, and so on for GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB and YiB (the "iB" is
optional, e.g., "K" has the same meaning as "KiB") or the suffixes
KB=1000, MB=1000*1000, and so on for GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB and YB.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-o, \-\-offset\fP \fIoffset\fP"
Byte offset in the device from which to discard. Provided value will be
aligned to the device sector size. Default value is zero.
diff --git a/sys-utils/chcpu.8 b/sys-utils/chcpu.8
index d016b86f2..c7555cc2c 100644
--- a/sys-utils/chcpu.8
+++ b/sys-utils/chcpu.8
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ instance runs and returns it to the CPU pool. A CPU must be offline, see
\-d, before it can be deconfigured.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Display help information and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
Display version information and exit.
diff --git a/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8 b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8
index 14cf3dd16..30bbae458 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8
+++ b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.8
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ file.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH FILES
.I /etc/rc.local
.SH "SEE ALSO"
diff --git a/sys-utils/dmesg.1 b/sys-utils/dmesg.1
index 4500af9c7..f5d256cf7 100644
--- a/sys-utils/dmesg.1
+++ b/sys-utils/dmesg.1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ output.
Enable human-readable output. See also \fB\-\-color\fR, \fB\-\-reltime\fR
and \fB\-\-nopager\fR.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-kernel\fR"
Print kernel messages.
.IP "\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-color\fR[=\fIwhen\fR]"
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Do not print kernel's timestamps.
.IP "\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-userspace\fR"
Print userspace messages.
.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.IP "\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-follow\fR"
Wait for new messages. This feature is supported only on systems with
a readable /dev/kmsg (since kernel 3.5.0).
diff --git a/sys-utils/eject.1 b/sys-utils/eject.1
index 429f0dd0f..1acc3b3cd 100644
--- a/sys-utils/eject.1
+++ b/sys-utils/eject.1
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ disk eject command.
.IP "\fB\-F, \-\-force\fP"
Force eject, don't check device type.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-i, \-\-manualeject \fIon|off\fP"
This option controls locking of the hardware eject button. When enabled, the
drive will not be ejected when the button is pressed. This is useful when you
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ This option specifies that the drive should be ejected using SCSI commands.
Run in verbose mode; more information is displayed about what the command is
doing.
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
-Display program version and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.IP "\fB\-x, \-\-cdspeed \fI<speed>\fP"
With this option the drive is given a CD-ROM select speed command. The speed
argument is a number indicating the desired speed (e.g. 8 for 8X speed), or 0
diff --git a/sys-utils/fallocate.1 b/sys-utils/fallocate.1
index 49d26e44c..d462cee9c 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fallocate.1
+++ b/sys-utils/fallocate.1
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Specifies the beginning offset of the allocation, in bytes.
.IP "\fB\-l, \-\-length\fP \fIlength\fP
Specifies the length of the allocation, in bytes.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB-V, \-\-version"
-Print version and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH AUTHORS
.UR sandeen@redhat.com
Eric Sandeen
diff --git a/sys-utils/flock.1 b/sys-utils/flock.1
index b28526f69..d9f7d86e7 100644
--- a/sys-utils/flock.1
+++ b/sys-utils/flock.1
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ without arguments, to the shell with
.BR -c .
.TP
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
-Print a help message.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
-Show version number and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
shell1> flock /tmp -c cat
diff --git a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8 b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8
index df161462c..f57bbd7d0 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8
+++ b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ the traditional atime semantics (mount option strictatime, for more details see
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-f, \-\-freeze\fP"
This option requests the specified a filesystem to be frozen from new
modifications. When this is selected, all ongoing transactions in the
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This option is used to un-freeze the filesystem and allow operations to
continue. Any filesystem modifications that were blocked by the freeze are
unblocked and allowed to complete.
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
-Show version number and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Written by Hajime Taira.
diff --git a/sys-utils/fstrim.8 b/sys-utils/fstrim.8
index f3708b5ac..0709f9a8c 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fstrim.8
+++ b/sys-utils/fstrim.8
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB and YiB (the "iB" is optional, e.g. "K" has the same
meaning as "KiB") or the suffixes KB=1000, MB=1000*1000, and so on for GB, TB,
PB, EB, ZB and YB.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-o, \-\-offset\fP \fIoffset\fP"
Byte offset in filesystem from which to begin searching for free blocks
to discard. Default value is zero, starting at the beginning of the
diff --git a/sys-utils/hwclock.8 b/sys-utils/hwclock.8
index 868c2b90a..09f1edc5e 100644
--- a/sys-utils/hwclock.8
+++ b/sys-utils/hwclock.8
@@ -117,12 +117,10 @@ the difference every 10 seconds. This will also print the frequency
offset and tick.
.TP
.BR \-h , \ \-\-help
-Display a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-V , \ \-\-version
-Display the version of
-.B hwclock
-and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcmk.1 b/sys-utils/ipcmk.1
index 0900a19b1..bc2417d95 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcmk.1
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcmk.1
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ Message queue.
Permission for the resource. Default is 0644.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display a short help message and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ipcrm (1),
diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcs.1 b/sys-utils/ipcs.1
index c070d1a62..453ce5c01 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcs.1
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcs.1
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Print details only on the resource identified by
.IR id .
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Display version information and exit.
diff --git a/sys-utils/ldattach.8 b/sys-utils/ldattach.8
index 8ce14f3c1..52bb7874f 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ldattach.8
+++ b/sys-utils/ldattach.8
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ to stay in the foreground so that it can be interrupted or debugged,
and to print verbose messages about its progress to the standard error output.
.TP
\fB-h\fP | \fB--help\fP
-Prints a usage message and exits.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
\fB-V\fP | \fB--version\fP
-Prints the program version.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB-s\fP \fIvalue\fP | \fB--speed\fP \fIvalue\fP
Set the speed of the serial line to the specified value.
diff --git a/sys-utils/lscpu.1 b/sys-utils/lscpu.1
index 19c964ae3..3ce82171a 100644
--- a/sys-utils/lscpu.1
+++ b/sys-utils/lscpu.1
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ When specifying the \fIlist\fP argument, the string of option, equal sign (=), a
Examples: '\fB-e=cpu,node\fP' or '\fB--extended=cpu,node\fP'.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Display help information and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-p , " \-\-parse" [=\fIlist\fP]
Optimize the command output for easy parsing.
diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8
index 46abbf614..6a5edd047 100644
--- a/sys-utils/mount.8
+++ b/sys-utils/mount.8
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@ Command line options available for the
.B mount
command:
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
-Output version.
+Display version information and exit.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print a help message.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fP"
Verbose mode.
.IP "\fB\-a, \-\-all\fP"
diff --git a/sys-utils/mountpoint.1 b/sys-utils/mountpoint.1
index 5eb415692..687462485 100644
--- a/sys-utils/mountpoint.1
+++ b/sys-utils/mountpoint.1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mountpoint \- see if a directory is a mountpoint
checks if the directory is mentioned in the /proc/self/mountinfo file.
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-q, \-\-quiet\fP"
Be quiet - don't print anything.
.IP "\fB\-d, \-\-fs\-devno\fP"
diff --git a/sys-utils/nsenter.1 b/sys-utils/nsenter.1
index e3c08afa3..60ee6b3da 100644
--- a/sys-utils/nsenter.1
+++ b/sys-utils/nsenter.1
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ any children will also be in the newly entered PID namespace.
Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display a help message and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR setns (2),
.BR clone (2)
diff --git a/sys-utils/pivot_root.8 b/sys-utils/pivot_root.8
index e2609728a..525eb438e 100644
--- a/sys-utils/pivot_root.8
+++ b/sys-utils/pivot_root.8
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ shell's root or not).
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH EXAMPLES
Change the root file system to /dev/hda1 from an interactive shell:
.sp
diff --git a/sys-utils/prlimit.1 b/sys-utils/prlimit.1
index 262319953..95bc87607 100644
--- a/sys-utils/prlimit.1
+++ b/sys-utils/prlimit.1
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Specify the process id, if none is given, it will use the running process.
Define the output columns to use. If no output arrangement is specified, then a default set is used.
Use \fB\-\-help\fP to get list of all supported columns.
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.IP "\fB\-\-verbose\fP"
Verbose mode.
.IP "\fB\-\-raw\fP"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Use the raw output format.
.IP "\fB\-\-noheadings\fP"
Do not print a header line.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH RESOURCE OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-c, \-\-core\fP[=limits]"
diff --git a/sys-utils/readprofile.8 b/sys-utils/readprofile.8
index ec1c22634..f4e4dd53c 100644
--- a/sys-utils/readprofile.8
+++ b/sys-utils/readprofile.8
@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ the second is the name of the function, the third is the number of
clock ticks and the last is the normalized load.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-This makes
-.B readprofile
-print its version number and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH EXAMPLES
Browse the profiling buffer ordering by clock ticks:
.nf
diff --git a/sys-utils/renice.1 b/sys-utils/renice.1
index f90ebe22b..538687e34 100644
--- a/sys-utils/renice.1
+++ b/sys-utils/renice.1
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ Force the succeeding arguments to be interpreted as process IDs
(the default).
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Display a help text.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
-Display version information.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH EXAMPLES
The following command would change the priority of the processes with
PIDs 987 and 32, plus all processes owned by the users daemon and root:
diff --git a/sys-utils/rtcwake.8 b/sys-utils/rtcwake.8
index def3faaef..02ab5cc15 100644
--- a/sys-utils/rtcwake.8
+++ b/sys-utils/rtcwake.8
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ appropriate for such suspend modes.
Be verbose.
.TP
\fB-h\fP | \fB--help\fP
-Display a short help message that shows how to use the program.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
\fB-V\fP | \fB--version\fP
-Displays version information and exists.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB-n\fP | \fB--dry-run\fP
-This option does everything but actually setup alarm, suspend system or wait
-for the alarm.
+This option does everything apart from actually setting up the alarm,
+suspending the system, or waiting for the alarm.
.TP
\fB-A\fP | \fB--adjfile\fP \fIfile\fP
Specifies an alternative path to the adjust file.
diff --git a/sys-utils/setarch.8 b/sys-utils/setarch.8
index ea885c4ba..f8c748fbe 100644
--- a/sys-utils/setarch.8
+++ b/sys-utils/setarch.8
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ is /bin/sh.
Be verbose.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help (it is also displayed when setarch takes no arguments).
+Display help text and exit.
+(The help text is also displayed when \fBsetarch\fR receives no arguments.)
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-\-uname\-2.6\fR
Causes the program to see a kernel version number beginning with 2.6.
diff --git a/sys-utils/setpriv.1 b/sys-utils/setpriv.1
index 89cd60cf5..62467ad6b 100644
--- a/sys-utils/setpriv.1
+++ b/sys-utils/setpriv.1
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ to fail at AppArmor's whim.
Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH NOTES
If applying any specified option fails,
.I program
diff --git a/sys-utils/swapon.8 b/sys-utils/swapon.8
index d2f1bc51a..f30dd9bdb 100644
--- a/sys-utils/swapon.8
+++ b/sys-utils/swapon.8
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ match that of the current running kernel.
initializes the whole device and does not check for bad blocks.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
-Provide help.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.B "\-L \fIlabel\fP"
Use the partition that has the specified
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Use the partition that has the specified
Be verbose.
.TP
.B "\-V, \-\-version"
-Display version.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH NOTES
You should not use
.B swapon
diff --git a/sys-utils/switch_root.8 b/sys-utils/switch_root.8
index debf0c87d..e61dba627 100644
--- a/sys-utils/switch_root.8
+++ b/sys-utils/switch_root.8
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ process.
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-show help and exit
+Display help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
-show version number and exit
+Display version information and exit.
.SH RETURN VALUE
.B switch_root
diff --git a/sys-utils/umount.8 b/sys-utils/umount.8
index d8afe1f45..2f3679db2 100644
--- a/sys-utils/umount.8
+++ b/sys-utils/umount.8
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ to specify the file system types on which no action should be taken.
Verbose mode.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Print help message and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Print version and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.SH "THE LOOP DEVICE"
The
.B umount
diff --git a/sys-utils/unshare.1 b/sys-utils/unshare.1
index dfd418919..d88b07344 100644
--- a/sys-utils/unshare.1
+++ b/sys-utils/unshare.1
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ See \fBclone\fR(2) for the exact semantics of the flags.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Display a help message and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-i , " \-\-ipc"
Unshare the IPC namespace.
diff --git a/sys-utils/wdctl.8 b/sys-utils/wdctl.8
index 0c9a3acdb..61ba5c30d 100644
--- a/sys-utils/wdctl.8
+++ b/sys-utils/wdctl.8
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ output arrangement is specified, then a default set is used. Use
to get list of all supported columns.
.IP "\fB\-O\fR, \fB\-\-oneline\fP"
Print all wanted information on one line in key="value" output format.
-.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fP"
-Output version information and exit.
.IP "\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-raw\fP"
Use the raw output format.
.IP "\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-flags-only\fP"
Same as \fB\-I \-T\fP.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fP"
-Print a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
+.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fP"
+Display version information and exit.
.SH AUTHORS
.MT kzak@\:redhat\:.com
Karel Zak
diff --git a/term-utils/mesg.1 b/term-utils/mesg.1
index 60d942339..f7ebf4195 100644
--- a/term-utils/mesg.1
+++ b/term-utils/mesg.1
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ Permits messages to be displayed.
Explain what is being done.
.TP
.B \-V, \-\-verbose
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
-Output help screen and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.PP
If no arguments are given,
.B mesg
diff --git a/term-utils/script.1 b/term-utils/script.1
index 1e430d845..60a0e53a0 100644
--- a/term-utils/script.1
+++ b/term-utils/script.1
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ field indicates how many characters were output this time. This information
can be used to replay typescripts with realistic typing and output delays.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Output help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH NOTES
The script ends when the forked shell exits (a
.I control-D
diff --git a/term-utils/scriptreplay.1 b/term-utils/scriptreplay.1
index 343f436cd..20b6d93bc 100644
--- a/term-utils/scriptreplay.1
+++ b/term-utils/scriptreplay.1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ because it divides the timings by this factor.
Display version information and exit.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
-Display a help message and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.nf
% script --timing=file.tm script.out
diff --git a/term-utils/setterm.1 b/term-utils/setterm.1
index cde41143a..9b44333ee 100644
--- a/term-utils/setterm.1
+++ b/term-utils/setterm.1
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ Overrides the TERM environment variable.
Sets the color for underlined characters.
.TP
.BR \-version
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
.BR \-help
-Output help screen and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR tput (1),
.BR stty (1),
diff --git a/text-utils/col.1 b/text-utils/col.1
index 2b36c8503..c6aa8c4fa 100644
--- a/text-utils/col.1
+++ b/text-utils/col.1
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ lines in memory. By default, 128 lines are buffered.
.It Fl V, Fl Fl version
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Output help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH NOTES
The control sequences for carriage motion that
.B col
diff --git a/text-utils/colcrt.1 b/text-utils/colcrt.1
index f8a5420a3..cf9f23921 100644
--- a/text-utils/colcrt.1
+++ b/text-utils/colcrt.1
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ option is useful for sending output to the line printer when the output
contains superscripts and subscripts which would otherwise be invisible.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Output help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH EXAMPLES
A typical use of
.B colcrt
diff --git a/text-utils/colrm.1 b/text-utils/colrm.1
index 03c7f13cf..fdb2fbca1 100644
--- a/text-utils/colrm.1
+++ b/text-utils/colrm.1
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ Column numbering starts with column 1.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Output help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR awk (1),
.BR column (1),
diff --git a/text-utils/column.1 b/text-utils/column.1
index fd87f50a5..33c09e4b1 100644
--- a/text-utils/column.1
+++ b/text-utils/column.1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Specify the columns delimiter for table output (default is two spaces).
.IP "\fB\-x, \-\-fillrows\fP"
Fill columns before filling rows.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
-Display a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
The environment variable COLUMNS is used to determine the size of
the screen if no other information is available.
diff --git a/text-utils/rev.1 b/text-utils/rev.1
index a50a4c56d..4b0bd7af3 100644
--- a/text-utils/rev.1
+++ b/text-utils/rev.1
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ characters in every line. If no files are specified, standard input is read.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Output help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR tac (1)
.SH AVAILABILITY
diff --git a/text-utils/tailf.1 b/text-utils/tailf.1
index 49eda0b45..1cdbff16d 100644
--- a/text-utils/tailf.1
+++ b/text-utils/tailf.1
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ output the last
lines, instead of the last 10.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version
-Output version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help
-Display help and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH AUTHOR
This program was originally written by Rik Faith (faith@acm.org) and may be freely
diff --git a/text-utils/ul.1 b/text-utils/ul.1
index 9ed93790a..78fdd5fc9 100644
--- a/text-utils/ul.1
+++ b/text-utils/ul.1
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type specified in the environment with
Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display a help text and exit.
+Display help text and exit.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable is used:
.TP