2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/console-tools/chvt.c b/console-tools/chvt.c
index 81d199527..bea00ea83 100644
--- a/console-tools/chvt.c
+++ b/console-tools/chvt.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ chvt_main(int argc, char** argv)
     int fd, num;
 
     if ( ( argc != 2) || (**(argv+1) == '-' ) ) {
-	usage ("chvt </dev/ttyN>\n");
+	usage ("chvt N\n\nChange foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN\n");
     }
     fd = get_console_fd("/dev/console");
     num = atoi(argv[1]);
diff --git a/console-tools/deallocvt.c b/console-tools/deallocvt.c
index ae4dbb5a8..1e13ff69c 100644
--- a/console-tools/deallocvt.c
+++ b/console-tools/deallocvt.c
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ int
 deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     int fd, num, i;
 
-    if (argc < 1)		/* unlikely */
-      exit(1);
+    if ( ( argc != 2) || (**(argv+1) == '-' ) ) {
+	usage ("deallocvt N\n\nDeallocate unused virtual terminal /dev/ttyN\n");
+    }
+
     progname = argv[0];
 
     fd = get_console_fd("/dev/console");