2 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/time/time.1 b/usr.bin/time/time.1
index 08167382e7c2a..414f112d0c4ec 100644
--- a/usr.bin/time/time.1
+++ b/usr.bin/time/time.1
@@ -43,27 +43,27 @@
 .Op Fl al
 .Op Fl h | Fl p
 .Op Fl o Ar file
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility Op Ar argument ...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
 utility
 executes and
 times
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 by initiating a timer and passing the
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 to the
 shell.
 After the
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 finishes,
 .Nm
 writes to the standard error stream,
 (in seconds):
 the total time elapsed,
 the time used to execute the
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 process and the time consumed by system overhead.
 .Pp
 Available options:
@@ -103,16 +103,16 @@ Consult the
 manual page.
 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
 If
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 could be timed successfully, its exit status is returned.
 If
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 terminated abnormally, a warning message is output to stderr.
 If the
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 was found but could not be run, the exit status is 126.
 If no
-.Ar command
+.Ar utility
 could be found at all, the exit status is 127.
 If
 .Nm
diff --git a/usr.bin/time/time.c b/usr.bin/time/time.c
index 89dbc73bbc781..88178a390fa62 100644
--- a/usr.bin/time/time.c
+++ b/usr.bin/time/time.c
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ main(argc, argv)
 static void
 usage()
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: time [-al] [-h|-p] [-o file] command\n");
+	fprintf(stderr,
+	    "usage: time [-al] [-h|-p] [-o file] utility [argument ...]\n");
 	exit(1);
 }