diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs
index 7a57ac41b..8bee776ff 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ uihelpflags :: [Flag RawOpts]
 uihelpflags = [
   flagNone ["version"]  (setboolopt "version") "show version information"
  ,flagNone ["help","h"] (setboolopt "help")    "show command line help"
- ,flagNone ["man"]      (setboolopt "man")     "show the hledger-ui manual with man"
  ,flagNone ["info"]     (setboolopt "info")    "show the hledger-ui manual with info"
+ ,flagNone ["man"]      (setboolopt "man")     "show the hledger-ui manual with man"
  ]
 
 -- hledger-ui options, used in hledger-ui and above
diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/WebOptions.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/WebOptions.hs
index 3c78d304b..bf2713412 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/WebOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/WebOptions.hs
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ webhelpflags :: [Flag RawOpts]
 webhelpflags = [
   flagNone ["version"]  (setboolopt "version") "show version information"
  ,flagNone ["help","h"] (setboolopt "help")    "show command line help"
- ,flagNone ["man"]      (setboolopt "man")     "show the hledger-web manual with man"
  ,flagNone ["info"]     (setboolopt "info")    "show the hledger-web manual with info"
+ ,flagNone ["man"]      (setboolopt "man")     "show the hledger-web manual with man"
  ]
 
 -- hledger-web options, used in hledger-web and above
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
index 77823d788..66d1739f8 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CliOptions.hs
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ reportflags = [
 clihelpflags :: [Flag RawOpts]
 clihelpflags = [
   flagNone ["version"]  (setboolopt "version") "show version information"
- ,flagNone ["help","h"] (setboolopt "help")    "show general or COMMAND's command-line help"
- ,flagNone ["man"]      (setboolopt "man")     "show the hledger manual with man"
- ,flagNone ["info"]     (setboolopt "info")    "show the hledger manual with info"
+ ,flagNone ["help","h"] (setboolopt "help")    "show command-line help for hledger [or COMMAND]"
+ ,flagNone ["info"]     (setboolopt "info")    "show the hledger manual [for COMMAND] with info"
+ ,flagNone ["man"]      (setboolopt "man")     "show the hledger manual [for COMMAND] with man"
  ]
 -- XXX why are these duplicated in defCommandMode below ?