doc tweak

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@20040 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl b/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
index 78754d16df0..4dab26632b4 100755
--- a/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
+++ b/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
@@ -5019,11 +5019,11 @@ writable directory. If C<--backupdir> is not given, the C<backupdir>
 option setting in the TLPDB is used, if present.  If both are missing,
 no backups are made.
 
-If the C<--clean> option is specified, backups are cleaned (pruned)
-instead of saved. The optional value I<N> may be specified to set the
-number of backups that will be retained when cleaning. If C<N> is not
-given, the value of the C<autobackup> option is used. If both are
-missing, an error is issued. For more details of backup cleaning, see
+If the C<--clean> option is specified, backups are pruned (removed)
+instead of saved. The optional integer value I<N> may be specified to
+set the number of backups that will be retained when cleaning. If C<N>
+is not given, the value of the C<autobackup> option is used. If both are
+missing, an error is issued. For more details of backup pruning, see
 the C<option> action.
 
 Options:
@@ -5034,20 +5034,20 @@ Options:
 
 Overrides the C<backupdir> option setting in the TLPDB.
 The I<directory> argument is required and must specify an existing,
-writeable directory where backups are to be placed.
+writable directory where backups are to be placed.
 
 =item B<--all>
 
-If C<--clean> is not specified, this will make a backup of all packages 
-in the TeX Live installation; this will take quite a lot of space and time.
-If C<--clean> is specified, all packages will be cleaned.
+If C<--clean> is not specified, make a backup of all packages in the TeX
+Live installation; this will take quite a lot of space and time.  If
+C<--clean> is specified, all packages are pruned.
 
 =item B<--clean>[=I<N>]
 
 Instead of making backups, prune the backup directory of old backups, as
-explained above. Use the I<N> argument to override the C<autobackup> option
-set in the TLPDB. Note that you must also use C<--all> or a list of
-packages, as appropriate.
+explained above. The optional integer argument I<N> overrides the
+C<autobackup> option set in the TLPDB.  You must use C<--all> or a list
+of packages together with this option, as desired.
 
 =item B<--dry-run>