diff --git a/coreutils/shuf.c b/coreutils/shuf.c
index 648a4abbb..e0c2fbf1f 100644
--- a/coreutils/shuf.c
+++ b/coreutils/shuf.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 //applet:IF_SHUF(APPLET_NOEXEC(shuf, shuf, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP, shuf))
 
 //usage:#define shuf_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "[-e|-i LO-HI] [-n NUM] [-o FILE] [-z] [FILE|ARG...]"
+//usage:       "[-e|-i L-H] [-n NUM] [-o FILE] [-z] [FILE|ARG...]"
 //usage:#define shuf_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard output\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-e	Treat each ARG as an input line"
-//usage:     "\n	-i L-H	Treat each number L through H as an input line"
+//usage:     "\n	-i L-H	Treat numbers L-H as an input line"
 //usage:     "\n	-n NUM	Output at most NUM lines"
-//usage:     "\n	-o	Write result to FILE instead of standard output"
+//usage:     "\n	-o FILE	Write to FILE instead of standard output"
 //usage:     "\n	-z	End lines with zero byte, not newline"
 
 #include "libbb.h"