diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcf8aa87..071371a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Bug fixes:
   Fix bug when computing column numbers in `--vimgrep` mode.
 * [BUG #1868](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/1868):
   Fix bug where `--passthru` and `-A/-B/-C` did not override each other.
+* [BUG #1869](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/pull/1869):
+  Clarify docs for `--files-with-matches` and `--files-without-match`.
 * [BUG #1878](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/1878):
   Fix bug where `\A` could produce unanchored matches in multiline search.
 * [BUG 94e4b8e3](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/commit/94e4b8e3):
diff --git a/crates/core/app.rs b/crates/core/app.rs
index cca35111..41128c5f 100644
--- a/crates/core/app.rs
+++ b/crates/core/app.rs
@@ -1270,10 +1270,10 @@ This is useful to determine whether a particular file is being searched or not.
 }
 
 fn flag_files_with_matches(args: &mut Vec<RGArg>) {
-    const SHORT: &str = "Only print the paths with at least one match.";
+    const SHORT: &str = "Print the paths with at least one match.";
     const LONG: &str = long!(
         "\
-Only print the paths with at least one match.
+Print the paths with at least one match and suppress match contents.
 
 This overrides --files-without-match.
 "
@@ -1287,11 +1287,11 @@ This overrides --files-without-match.
 }
 
 fn flag_files_without_match(args: &mut Vec<RGArg>) {
-    const SHORT: &str = "Only print the paths that contain zero matches.";
+    const SHORT: &str = "Print the paths that contain zero matches.";
     const LONG: &str = long!(
         "\
-Only print the paths that contain zero matches. This inverts/negates the
---files-with-matches flag.
+Print the paths that contain zero matches and suppress match contents. This
+inverts/negates the --files-with-matches flag.
 
 This overrides --files-with-matches.
 "