diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
index b2294d99d..b2ce7fca0 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cmdDiff = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "diff snapshot-ID snapshot-ID",
+	Use:   "diff [flags] snapshot-ID snapshot-ID",
 	Short: "Show differences between two snapshots",
 	Long: `
 The "diff" command shows differences from the first to the second snapshot. The
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go
index d8588f33b..e8c968f06 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cmdGenerate = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "generate [command]",
+	Use:   "generate [flags]",
 	Short: "Generate manual pages and auto-completion files (bash, zsh)",
 	Long: `
 The "generate" command writes automatically generated files (like the man pages
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
index 1ad740592..360ffb484 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cmdKey = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "key [list|add|remove|passwd] [ID]",
+	Use:   "key [flags] [list|add|remove|passwd] [ID]",
 	Short: "Manage keys (passwords)",
 	Long: `
 The "key" command manages keys (passwords) for accessing the repository.
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go
index 6de6d1a3a..3cde6714d 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cmdList = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "list [blobs|packs|index|snapshots|keys|locks]",
+	Use:   "list [flags] [blobs|packs|index|snapshots|keys|locks]",
 	Short: "List objects in the repository",
 	Long: `
 The "list" command allows listing objects in the repository based on type.
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_migrate.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_migrate.go
index 7f8af12cc..887641957 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_migrate.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cmdMigrate = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "migrate [name]",
+	Use:   "migrate [flags] [name]",
 	Short: "Apply migrations",
 	Long: `
 The "migrate" command applies migrations to a repository. When no migration
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
index 42a335d5e..d92499e30 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cmdSnapshots = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "snapshots [snapshotID ...]",
+	Use:   "snapshots [flags] [snapshotID ...]",
 	Short: "List all snapshots",
 	Long: `
 The "snapshots" command lists all snapshots stored in the repository.
diff --git a/doc/020_installation.rst b/doc/020_installation.rst
index d4e4bd95d..e714eb50f 100644
--- a/doc/020_installation.rst
+++ b/doc/020_installation.rst
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Restic can write out man pages and bash/zsh compatible autocompletion scripts:
     and the auto-completion files for bash and zsh).
 
     Usage:
-      restic generate [command] [flags]
+      restic generate [flags] [command]
 
     Flags:
           --bash-completion file   write bash completion file