1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/cpio/cpio.1 b/contrib/cpio/cpio.1
index 055476612086..2e24ee3600e4 100644
--- a/contrib/cpio/cpio.1
+++ b/contrib/cpio/cpio.1
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ output.  A typical way to generate the list of filenames is with the
 .B find
 command; you should give
 .B find
-the \-depth option to minimize problems with permissions on
+the \-d option to minimize problems with permissions on
 directories that are unwritable or not searchable.
 .PP
 In copy-in mode,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ and verifies when the file is extracted from the archive.
 The HPUX formats are provided for compatibility with HPUX's cpio which
 stores device files differently.
 .PP
-The tar format is provided for compatability with
+The tar format is provided for compatibility with
 the
 .B tar
 program.  It can not be used to archive files with names
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ Ignored; for compatibility with other versions of
 .BR cpio .
 .TP
 .I "\-l, \-\-link"
-Link files instead of copying them, when possible.
+Link files instead of copying them, when possible (usable only with the
+.I \-p
+option).
 .TP
 .I "\-L, \-\-dereference"
 Dereference symbolic links (copy the files that they point to instead