diff --git a/bin/foamCleanTutorials b/bin/foamCleanTutorials
index 5777b8ecb5..35c5d1975b 100755
--- a/bin/foamCleanTutorials
+++ b/bin/foamCleanTutorials
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ usage() {
 
 Usage: ${0##*/} [OPTIONS]
 options:
-  -help      | -h     help
+  -help      | -h     print the usage
 
 Helper script used by the Allclean scripts in the OpenFOAM tutorials
 USAGE
diff --git a/bin/foamCreateVideo b/bin/foamCreateVideo
index f3a39b4743..a663a6f765 100755
--- a/bin/foamCreateVideo
+++ b/bin/foamCreateVideo
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Usage: ${0##*/} [OPTIONS] ...
 options:
   -dir   | -d <dir>   directory containing png images (default local dir)
   -fps   | -f <fps>   frames per second (default = 10)
-  -help  | -h         help
+  -help  | -h         print the usage
   -image | -i <name>  name of image sequence (default = image)
   -out   | -o <name>  name of output video file (default = video)
   -start | -s <frame> specify the start frame number for avconv
diff --git a/bin/foamEbrowse b/bin/foamEbrowse
index 0a0fbf3fab..470bf57bce 100755
--- a/bin/foamEbrowse
+++ b/bin/foamEbrowse
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ usage() {
 
 Usage: ${0##*/}
 options:
-  -help      | -h     help
+  -help      | -h     print the usage
 
 Build the Ebrowse database for all the .H and .C files
 
diff --git a/bin/foamNewApp b/bin/foamNewApp
index f6ffea72b0..910680ee6a 100755
--- a/bin/foamNewApp
+++ b/bin/foamNewApp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ usage() {
     cat<<USAGE
 Usage: $Script [OPTIONS] <application>
 options:
-  -help  | -h         help
+  -help  | -h         print the usage
 
 Create directory with source and compilation files for a new application
   <application> (dir)
diff --git a/bin/foamNewBC b/bin/foamNewBC
index 3725e4ff97..1b15d0b334 100755
--- a/bin/foamNewBC
+++ b/bin/foamNewBC
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ usage() {
     cat<<USAGE
 Usage: $Script [OPTIONS] <base> <type> <boundaryConditionName>
 options:
-  -help  | -h         help
+  -help  | -h         print the usage
 
 Create directory of source and compilation files for a new boundary condition
   <boundaryConditionName> (dir)
diff --git a/bin/foamNewFunctionObject b/bin/foamNewFunctionObject
index 326a9255d7..8deae127ee 100755
--- a/bin/foamNewFunctionObject
+++ b/bin/foamNewFunctionObject
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ usage() {
         cat<<USAGE
 Usage: $Script [OPTIONS] <functionObject>
 options:
-  -help  | -h         help
+  -help  | -h         print the usage
 
 Create directory with source and compilation files for a new function object
   <functionObject> (dir)
diff --git a/bin/foamRunTutorials b/bin/foamRunTutorials
index e58f76c611..f849d06c51 100755
--- a/bin/foamRunTutorials
+++ b/bin/foamRunTutorials
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ usage() {
 
 Usage: ${0##*/} [OPTIONS]
 options:
-  -help      | -h     help
+  -help      | -h     print the usage
   -skipFirst | -s     do not execute the first Allrun script
   -test      | -t     run test loop
 
diff --git a/bin/foamSearch b/bin/foamSearch
index 560aafdf0e..2831edb519 100755
--- a/bin/foamSearch
+++ b/bin/foamSearch
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ usage() {
 Usage: $Script [OPTIONS] <directory> <filename> <keyword>
 options:
   -count | -c         prefix lines by the number of occurrences
-  -help  | -h         help
+  -help  | -h         print the usage
 
 Searches the <directory> for files named <filename> and extracts entries with
 <keyword>.  Sorts result into a list of unique entries (removing repeats).
diff --git a/bin/foamSequenceVTKFiles b/bin/foamSequenceVTKFiles
index a6815b5295..c1e4952972 100755
--- a/bin/foamSequenceVTKFiles
+++ b/bin/foamSequenceVTKFiles
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ options:
 options:
   -case | -c <dir>    specify case directory (default = local dir)
   -dir  | -d <dir>    post-processing directory <dir> (default = postProcessing)
-  -help | -h          help
+  -help | -h          print the usage
   -out  | -o <dir>    output links directory <dir> (default = sequencedVTK)
 
 Creates symbolic links to all VTK files in a post-processing directory
diff --git a/bin/foamTags b/bin/foamTags
index d66d54c351..66edb95089 100755
--- a/bin/foamTags
+++ b/bin/foamTags
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ usage() {
 
 Usage: ${0##*/}
 options:
-  -help      | -h     help
+  -help | -h     print the usage
 
 Build the tags files for all the .C and .H files
 
diff --git a/bin/rmcore b/bin/rmcore
index d732a73cda..fb90f57d97 100755
--- a/bin/rmcore
+++ b/bin/rmcore
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ usage() {
     cat<<USAGE
 Usage: ${0##*/} [OPTIONS] [dir1] .. [dirN]
 options:
-    -help | -h         help
+    -help | -h      print the usage
 
 Remove all core files
 USAGE
diff --git a/bin/rm~all b/bin/rm~all
index 77a93777db..1aa47316e0 100755
--- a/bin/rm~all
+++ b/bin/rm~all
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ usage() {
     cat<<USAGE
 Usage: ${0##*/} [OPTIONS] [dir1] .. [dirN]
 options:
-    -help | -h         help
+    -help | -h    print the usage
 
 Remove all backup *~ files
 USAGE