diff --git a/crates/core/app.rs b/crates/core/app.rs
index 5aa5760e..72c37837 100644
--- a/crates/core/app.rs
+++ b/crates/core/app.rs
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ fn arg_path(args: &mut Vec<RGArg>) {
     const SHORT: &str = "A file or directory to search.";
     const LONG: &str = long!(
         "\
-A file or directory to search. Directories are searched recursively. Paths \
-specified on the command line override glob and ignore rules. \
+A file or directory to search. Directories are searched recursively. File \
+paths specified on the command line override glob and ignore rules. \
 "
     );
     let arg = RGArg::positional("path", "PATH")
diff --git a/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl b/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl
index 2ba38dca..c0d1bad7 100644
--- a/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl
+++ b/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ _PATTERN_::
   dash, use the -e/--regexp option.
 
 _PATH_::
-  A file or directory to search. Directories are searched recursively. Paths
-  specified explicitly on the command line override glob and ignore rules.
+  A file or directory to search. Directories are searched recursively. File
+  paths specified explicitly on the command line override glob and ignore
+  rules.
 
 
 OPTIONS