1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index ced9f68c7..0f95708c5 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -1426,12 +1426,12 @@ USE_FEATURE_DATE_ISOFMT( \
 #define ipcrm_trivial_usage \
         "[-[MQS] key] [-[mqs] id]"
 #define ipcrm_full_usage \
-        "The upper-case options MQS are used to remove a shared memory\n" \
-        "segment by an shmkey value. The lower-case options mqs are used\n" \
+        "The upper-case options MQS are used to remove a shared memory segment by a\n" \
+        "segment by a shmkey value. The lower-case options mqs are used\n" \
         "to remove a segment by shmid value.\n" \
-        "\t-m | -M\tRemove the memory segment after the last detach\n" \
-        "\t-q | -Q\tRemove the message queue\n" \
-        "\t-s | -S\tRemove the semaphore"
+        "\t-[mM]\tRemove the memory segment after the last detach\n" \
+        "\t-[qQ]\tRemove the message queue\n" \
+        "\t-[sS]\tRemove the semaphore"
 
 #define ipcs_trivial_usage \
         "[[-smq] -i shmid] | [[-asmq] [-tclup]]"