diff --git a/usr.bin/eject/eject.1 b/usr.bin/eject/eject.1
index c3f4ff54e32d..78d19581a00b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/eject/eject.1
+++ b/usr.bin/eject/eject.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: eject.1,v 1.3 1997/10/18 13:38:09 lukem Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: eject.1,v 1.4 1998/05/11 21:45:44 fair Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Paul Kranenburg
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -30,46 +30,53 @@
 .\"
 .Dd October 9, 1995
 .Dt EJECT 1
-.Os 
+.Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm eject
 .Nd eject a floppy disk, cdrom or tape
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl fnv
-.Op Fl d Ar raw device
-.Op Fl t Ar device type
+.Op Fl d Ar raw-device
+.Op Fl t Ar device-type
 .Op Ar device
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
 .Nm
-ejects a medium from the specified device.
+program ejects a medium from the specified device.
 The
 .Ar device
 argument specifies a device either by its full path name
 .Po identified by a \&
-.Dq /dev/
+.Pa /dev/
 prefix
 .Pc ,
-or by one of the built-in nicknames. If the medium contains a filesystem
-that is currently mounted,
+or by one of the built-in nicknames.
+If the medium contains a filesystem that is currently mounted,
 .Nm
 will attempt to unmount the filesystem before ejecting.
 .Pp
 The following options are available:
 .Bl -tag -width xxx
-.It Fl d Ar raw device
-An alternative way to specify a raw device path name. It need not start with
-.Dq /dev/ .
+.It Fl d Ar raw-device
+An alternative way to specify a raw device path name.
+It need not start with
+.Pa /dev/ .
 .It Fl f
 Force the eject operation without attempting to unmount any filesystems first.
 .It Fl n
 List the built-in nicknames on standard output.
-.It Fl t Ar device type
-Specify the device type. The argument must be one of
-.Sy floppy , Sy cdrom
+.It Fl t Ar device-type
+Specify the device type.
+The argument must be one of
+.Sy diskette ,
+.Sy floppy ,
+.Sy cdrom ,
+.Sy disk ,
 or
 .Sy tape .
-Might be used for devices for which no built-in knowledge is available.
+This option is necessary when ejecting a device for which no built-in
+knowledge is available.
 .It Fl v
 Display some of the actions taken on standard output.
 .El