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diff --git a/findutils/find.c b/findutils/find.c
index ab9ebf434..0f1f5f189 100644
--- a/findutils/find.c
+++ b/findutils/find.c
@@ -32,9 +32,18 @@ static char* pattern=NULL;
static char* directory=".";
static int dereferenceFlag=FALSE;
-static const char find_usage[] = "find [path...] [expression]\n"
-"default path is the current directory; default expression is -print\n"
-"expression may consist of:\n";
+static const char find_usage[] = "find [PATH...] [EXPRESSION]\n\n"
+"Search for files in a directory hierarchy. The default PATH is\n"
+"the current directory; default EXPRESSION is '-print'\n\n"
+"\nEXPRESSION may consist of:\n"
+"\t-follow\n\t\tDereference symbolic links.\n"
+"\t-name PATTERN\n\t\tFile name (with leading directories removed) matches PATTERN.\n"
+"\t-print\n\t\tprint the full file name followed by a newline to stdout.\n\n"
+#if defined BB_REGEXP
+"This version of find matches full regular expresions.\n";
+#else
+"This version of find matches strings (not regular expresions).\n";
+#endif