diff --git a/src/cap5/caget.pl@ b/src/cap5/caget.pl@
index 98b529d2f..8f5cf6c31 100644
--- a/src/cap5/caget.pl@
+++ b/src/cap5/caget.pl@
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ HELP_MESSAGE() if $opt_h;
 
 $opt_d = "DBR_$opt_d" if $opt_d && $opt_d !~ m/^DBR_/;
 
-die "No pv name specified. ('caget -h' for help.)\n"
+die "No pv name specified. ('caget -h' gives help.)\n"
     unless @ARGV;
 
 my @chans = map { CA->new($_); } @ARGV;
diff --git a/src/cap5/cainfo.pl@ b/src/cap5/cainfo.pl@
index 2362ef70b..301f1a979 100644
--- a/src/cap5/cainfo.pl@
+++ b/src/cap5/cainfo.pl@
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $Getopt::Std::OUTPUT_HELP_VERSION = 1;
 HELP_MESSAGE() unless getopts('hw:');
 HELP_MESSAGE() if $opt_h;
 
-die "No pv name specified. ('cainfo -h' for help.)\n"
+die "No pv name specified. ('cainfo -h' gives help.)\n"
     unless @ARGV;
 
 my @chans = map { CA->new($_); } @ARGV;
diff --git a/src/cap5/camonitor.pl@ b/src/cap5/camonitor.pl@
index f8fe2cefb..c570df38b 100644
--- a/src/cap5/camonitor.pl@
+++ b/src/cap5/camonitor.pl@
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $Getopt::Std::OUTPUT_HELP_VERSION = 1;
 HELP_MESSAGE() unless getopts('0:C:e:f:g:hm:nsw:');
 HELP_MESSAGE() if $opt_h;
 
-die "No pv name specified. ('camonitor -h' for help.)\n"
+die "No pv name specified. ('camonitor -h' gives help.)\n"
     unless @ARGV;
 
 my %monitors;
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ sub HELP_MESSAGE {
         "  -w <sec>:  Wait time, specifies longer CA timeout, default is $opt_w second\n",
         "  -m <mask>: Specify CA event mask to use, with <mask> being any combination of\n",
         "             'v' (value), 'a' (alarm), 'l' (log). Default: '$opt_m'\n",
-        "Timestamps:\n",
-        "  Default: Print absolute timestamps (as reported by CA)\n",
-        "  -r: Relative timestamps (time elapsed since start of program)\n",
-        "  -i: Incremental timestamps (time elapsed since last update)\n",
-        "  -I: Incremental timestamps (time elapsed since last update for this channel)\n",
+#        "Timestamps:\n",
+#        "  Default: Print absolute timestamps (as reported by CA)\n",
+#        "  -r: Relative timestamps (time elapsed since start of program)\n",
+#        "  -i: Incremental timestamps (time elapsed since last update)\n",
+#        "  -I: Incremental timestamps (time elapsed since last update for this channel)\n",
         "Enum format:\n",
         "  -n: Print DBF_ENUM values as number (default are enum string values)\n",
         "Arrays: Value format: print number of values, then list of values\n",
diff --git a/src/cap5/caput.pl@ b/src/cap5/caput.pl@
index 84d53ee23..bd9b367f3 100644
--- a/src/cap5/caput.pl@
+++ b/src/cap5/caput.pl@
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ $Getopt::Std::OUTPUT_HELP_VERSION = 1;
 HELP_MESSAGE() unless getopts('achlnstw:');
 HELP_MESSAGE() if $opt_h;
 
-die "No pv name specified. ('caput -h' for help.)\n"
+die "No pv name specified. ('caput -h' gives help.)\n"
     unless @ARGV;
 my $pv = shift;
 
-die "No value specified. ('caput -h' for help.)\n"
+die "No value specified. ('caput -h' gives help.)\n"
     unless @ARGV;
 
 my $chan = CA->new($pv);