diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
index 85b9abf1e1..b45d0e01ba 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ module Homebrew
              description: "Fetch HEAD version instead of stable version."
       switch "--devel",
              description: "Fetch development version instead of stable version."
+      switch :force,
+             description: "Remove a previously cached version and re-fetch."
       switch :verbose,
              description: "Do a verbose VCS checkout, if the URL represents a VCS. This is useful for "\
                           "seeing if an existing VCS cache has been updated."
-      switch :force,
-             description: "Remove a previously cached version and re-fetch."
       switch "--retry",
              description: "Retry if a download fails or re-download if the checksum of a previously cached "\
                           "version no longer matches."
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/gist-logs.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/gist-logs.rb
index ef9f859d31..efac55a959 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/gist-logs.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/gist-logs.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ module Homebrew
 
         Upload logs for a failed build of <formula> to a new Gist.
 
-        <formula> is usually the name of the formula to install, but it can be specified
-        in several different ways.
-
         If no logs are found, an error message is presented.
       EOS
       switch "--with-hostname",
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index 1700b3da2f..4fa415538d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ module Homebrew
 
         Install <formula>.
 
-        <formula> is usually the name of the formula to install, but it can be specified
-        in several different ways.
-
         Unless `HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP` is set, `brew cleanup` will be run for the
         installed formulae or, every 30 days, for all formulae.
       EOS
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/options.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/options.rb
index 47016cb33b..1efaf3fb3a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/options.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/options.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ module Homebrew
       EOS
       switch "--compact",
              description: "Show all options on a single line separated by spaces."
-      switch "--all",
-             description: "Show options for all formulae."
       switch "--installed",
              description: "Show options for all installed formulae."
+      switch "--all",
+             description: "Show options for all available formulae."
       switch :debug
-      conflicts "--all", "--installed"
+      conflicts "--installed", "--all"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/postinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/postinstall.rb
index 4f11e89310..f22f8f6289 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/postinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/postinstall.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ module Homebrew
 
         Rerun the post-install steps for <formula>.
       EOS
-      switch :verbose
       switch :force
+      switch :verbose
       switch :debug
     end
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb
index 725a3ce8ff..51b907d85a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ module Homebrew
              description: "Run in 'auto-update' mode (faster, less output)."
       switch :force
       switch :quiet
-      switch :debug
       switch :verbose
+      switch :debug
       hide_from_man_page!
     end
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb b/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
index 2a70e97bc4..e3e92d9353 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/manpages/brew.1.md.erb
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ these flags should only appear after a command.
 
 Install <formula>.
 
+<formula> is usually the name of the formula to install, but it has other syntaxes which
+are listed in the [SPECIFYING FORMULAE](#specifying-formulae) section.
+
 ### `uninstall` <formula>:
 
 Uninstall <formula>.