diff --git a/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt b/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
index 1c24796d66d5aeaeeccfd152c69cddba1953fd6c..a586950b48bac6eda630383714c0ccd1b28820a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable
 commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be
 passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of 'git-merge'.
 
-This script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts
-automatically invoking 'git-merge'.
+This command is intended mostly for internal use by scripts
+automatically invoking 'git merge'.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index af68d694a0ad8066b05fcc02bae8e57a7c137034..ac9f17a11ed0456205f3fa1c72f48906bb16eb25 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ OPTIONS
 include::merge-options.txt[]
 
 -m <msg>::
-	The commit message to be used for the merge commit (in case
-	it is created). The 'git-fmt-merge-msg' script can be used
-	to give a good default for automated 'git-merge' invocations.
+	Set the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in
+	case one is created). The 'git fmt-merge-msg' command can be
+	used to give a good default for automated 'git merge'
+	invocations.
 
 <remote>...::
 	Other branch heads to merge into our branch.  You need at