--- doc/grep.1.old	2005-11-10 19:18:11.000000000 +0100
+++ doc/grep.1	2005-11-10 19:49:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@
 .BR \- .
 .TP
 .BI \-\^\-exclude= FILE_PATTERN
-.RI "Skip files " "and directories" " that match " FILE_PATTERN.
+Skip files that match
+.I FILE_PATTERN
+(using wildcard matching).
 .TP
 .BR \-F ", " \-\^\-fixed-strings
 Interpret
--- doc/grep.texi.old	2005-11-10 19:24:03.000000000 +0100
+++ doc/grep.texi	2005-11-10 19:47:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -428,13 +428,15 @@
 @opindex --include
 @cindex include files
 @cindex searching directory trees
-Search only files matching @var{file_pattern}.
+Search only files matching @var{file_pattern}
+(using wildcard matching).
 
 @item address@hidden
 @opindex --exclude
 @cindex exclude files
 @cindex searching directory trees
-Skip files @emph{and directories} matching @var{file_pattern}.
+Skip files matching @var{file_pattern}
+(using wildcard matching).
 
 @item -m @var{num}
 @itemx address@hidden