script: indicate that the file argument to --timing is optional

Also improve some other descriptions in the usage message.

Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>

diff --git a/term-utils/script.c b/term-utils/script.c
index 1f882536e6e46836e7708091bf11c8c4b77b5cf4..deba155e9b997f88ab53ff3952fcec3194aa1992 100644 (file)
--- a/term-utils/script.c
+++ b/term-utils/script.c
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ usage(FILE *out)
 
        fprintf(out, _(
                "\nOptions:\n"
-               " -a, --append            append output\n"
-               " -c, --command COMMAND   run command rather than interactive shell\n"
+               " -a, --append            append the output\n"
+               " -c, --command COMMAND   run COMMAND rather than interactive shell\n"
                " -r, --return            return exit code of the child process\n"
                " -f, --flush             run flush after each write\n"
-               "     --force             use output file even it would be a link\n"
+               "     --force             use output file even when it is a link\n"
                " -q, --quiet             be quiet\n"
-               " -t, --timing=FILE       output timing data to stderr, or to file\n"
+               " -t, --timing[=FILE]     output timing data to stderr (or to FILE)\n"
                " -V, --version           output version information and exit\n"
                " -h, --help              display this help and exit\n\n"));