diff --git a/coreutils/shred.c b/coreutils/shred.c
index 8f3d9c5c9..69fb3e8cc 100644
--- a/coreutils/shred.c
+++ b/coreutils/shred.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_SHRED) += shred.o
 
 //usage:#define shred_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "FILE..."
+//usage:       "[-fuz] [-n N] FILE..."
 //usage:#define shred_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "Overwrite/delete FILEs\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-f	Chmod to ensure writability"
@@ -54,16 +54,13 @@ int shred_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 		OPT_x = (1 << 5),
 	};
 
-	opt = getopt32(argv, "fuzn:+vx", &num_iter);
+	opt = getopt32(argv, "^" "fuzn:+vx" "\0" "-1"/*min 1 arg*/, &num_iter);
 	argv += optind;
 
 	zero_fd = xopen("/dev/zero", O_RDONLY);
 	if (num_iter != 0)
 		rand_fd = xopen("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
 
-	if (!*argv)
-		bb_show_usage();
-
 	for (;;) {
 		struct stat sb;
 		const char *fname;
diff --git a/miscutils/strings.c b/miscutils/strings.c
index e4a68227e..b01884968 100644
--- a/miscutils/strings.c
+++ b/miscutils/strings.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_STRINGS) += strings.o
 
 //usage:#define strings_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "[-fo] [-t o/d/x] [-n LEN] [FILE]..."
+//usage:       "[-fo] [-t o|d|x] [-n LEN] [FILE]..."
 //usage:#define strings_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "Display printable strings in a binary file\n"
 //We usually don't bother user with "nop" options. They work, but are not shown:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 //unimplemented alternative is -d: Only strings from initialized, loaded data sections
 //usage:     "\n	-f		Precede strings with filenames"
 //usage:     "\n	-o		Precede strings with octal offsets"
-//usage:     "\n	-t o/d/x	Precede strings with offsets in base 8/10/16"
+//usage:     "\n	-t o|d|x	Precede strings with offsets in base 8/10/16"
 //usage:     "\n	-n LEN		At least LEN characters form a string (default 4)"
 
 #include "libbb.h"