diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 07fee33..3c4a530 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@
 
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/bndr/pipreqs.svg
         :target: https://travis-ci.org/bndr/pipreqs
-      
-        
+
+
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pipreqs.svg
         :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pipreqs
 
-        
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/bndr/pipreqs.svg 
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/bndr/pipreqs.svg
         :target: https://coveralls.io/r/bndr/pipreqs
-  
-        
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/pipreqs.svg 
+
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/pipreqs.svg
         :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pipreqs
 
-        
+
 
 Installation
 ------------
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ Usage
 ::
 
     Usage:
-        pipreqs [options] <path>
+        pipreqs [options] [<path>]
+
+    Arguments:
+        <path>                The path to the directory containing the application files for which a requirements file
+                              should be generated (defaults to the current working directory)
 
     Options:
         --use-local           Use ONLY local package info instead of querying PyPI
@@ -42,14 +46,15 @@ Usage
                               $ export HTTP_PROXY="http://10.10.1.10:3128"
                               $ export HTTPS_PROXY="https://10.10.1.10:1080"
         --debug               Print debug information
-        --ignore <dirs>...    Ignore extra directories
+        --ignore <dirs>...    Ignore extra directories, each separated by a comma
+        --no-follow-links     Do not follow symbolic links in the project
         --encoding <charset>  Use encoding parameter for file open
         --savepath <file>     Save the list of requirements in the given file
         --print               Output the list of requirements in the standard output
         --force               Overwrite existing requirements.txt
-        --diff <file>         Compare modules in requirements.txt to project imports.
-        --clean <file>        Clean up requirements.txt by removing modules that are not imported in project.
-        --mode <scheme>       Enables dynamic versioning with <compat>, <gt> or <non-pin> schemes.
+        --diff <file>         Compare modules in requirements.txt to project imports
+        --clean <file>        Clean up requirements.txt by removing modules that are not imported in project
+        --mode <scheme>       Enables dynamic versioning with <compat>, <gt> or <non-pin> schemes
                               <compat> | e.g. Flask~=1.1.2
                               <gt>     | e.g. Flask>=1.1.2
                               <no-pin> | e.g. Flask
@@ -68,10 +73,10 @@ Contents of requirements.txt
     wheel==0.23.0
     Yarg==0.1.9
     docopt==0.6.2
-    
+
 Why not pip freeze?
 -------------------
 
-- ``pip freeze`` only saves the packages that are installed with ``pip install`` in your environment. 
-- ``pip freeze`` saves all packages in the environment including those that you don't use in your current project (if you don't have ``virtualenv``).
+- ``pip freeze`` only saves the packages that are installed with ``pip install`` in your environment.
+- ``pip freeze`` saves all packages in the environment including those that you don't use in your current project. (if you don't have ``virtualenv``).
 - and sometimes you just need to create ``requirements.txt`` for a new project without installing modules.
diff --git a/pipreqs/pipreqs.py b/pipreqs/pipreqs.py
index 381d8d9..24eeeb7 100644
--- a/pipreqs/pipreqs.py
+++ b/pipreqs/pipreqs.py
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ Options:
                           parameter in your terminal:
                           $ export HTTP_PROXY="http://10.10.1.10:3128"
                           $ export HTTPS_PROXY="https://10.10.1.10:1080"
-    --debug               Print debug information.
-    --ignore <dirs>...    Ignore extra directories, each separated by a comma.
+    --debug               Print debug information
+    --ignore <dirs>...    Ignore extra directories, each separated by a comma
     --no-follow-links     Do not follow symbolic links in the project
     --encoding <charset>  Use encoding parameter for file open
     --savepath <file>     Save the list of requirements in the given file
     --print               Output the list of requirements in the standard
-                          output.
+                          output
     --force               Overwrite existing requirements.txt
     --diff <file>         Compare modules in requirements.txt to project
-                          imports.
+                          imports
     --clean <file>        Clean up requirements.txt by removing modules
-                          that are not imported in project.
+                          that are not imported in project
     --mode <scheme>       Enables dynamic versioning with <compat>,
                           <gt> or <non-pin> schemes.
                           <compat> | e.g. Flask~=1.1.2