3 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/dsimple.c b/dsimple.c
index 2ec899c..67e59c0 100644
--- a/dsimple.c
+++ b/dsimple.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Get_Display_Name(int *pargc/* MODIFIED */, char **argv/* MODIFIED */)
 	char *arg = argv[i];
 
 	if (!strcmp (arg, "-display") || !strcmp (arg, "-d")) {
-	    if (++i >= argc) usage ();
+	    if (++i >= argc) usage ("-display requires an argument");
 
 	    displayname = argv[i];
 	    *pargc -= 2;
diff --git a/dsimple.h b/dsimple.h
index 0ecd10f..41a1e1c 100644
--- a/dsimple.h
+++ b/dsimple.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern int screen;                           /* The current screen */
 
 void Setup_Display_And_Screen(int *, char **);
 void Close_Display(void);
-void usage(void) _X_NORETURN;
+void usage(const char *errmsg) _X_NORETURN;
 
 #define X_USAGE "[host:display]"              /* X arguments handled by
 						 Get_Display_Name */
diff --git a/xlsfonts.c b/xlsfonts.c
index e262cb6..0f45450 100644
--- a/xlsfonts.c
+++ b/xlsfonts.c
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ static void ComputeFontType(XFontStruct *fs);
 static void print_character_metrics(register XFontStruct *info);
 static void do_query_font (Display *dpy, char *name);
 
-void usage(void)
+void usage(const char *errmsg)
 {
+    if (errmsg != NULL)
+        fprintf (stderr, "%s: %s\n\n", program_name, errmsg);
+
     fprintf (stderr, "usage:  %s [-options] [-fn pattern]\n%s", program_name,
     "where options include:\n"
     "    -l[l[l]]                 give long info about each font\n"
@@ -103,7 +106,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     for (argv++, argc--; argc; argv++, argc--) {
         if (argv[0][0] == '-') {
-            if (argcnt > 0) usage ();
+            if (argcnt > 0)
+                usage ("options may not be specified after font names");
             for (i=1; argv[0][i]; i++)
                 switch(argv[0][i]) {
                 case 'l':
@@ -119,19 +123,23 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                     columns = 1;
                     break;
                 case 'f': /* "-fn" */
-                    if (--argc <= 0) usage ();
-                    if (argv[0][i+1] != 'n') usage ();
+                    if (argv[0][i+1] != 'n') {
+                        fprintf (stderr, "%s: unrecognized argument %s\n\n",
+                                 program_name, argv[0]);
+                        usage(NULL);
+                    }
+                    if (--argc <= 0) usage ("-fn requires an argument");
                     argcnt++;
                     argv++;
                     get_list(argv[0]);
                     goto next;
                 case 'w':
-                    if (--argc <= 0) usage ();
+                    if (--argc <= 0) usage ("-w requires an argument");
                     argv++;
                     max_output_line_width = atoi(argv[0]);
                     goto next;
                 case 'n':
-                    if (--argc <= 0) usage ();
+                    if (--argc <= 0) usage ("-n requires an argument");
                     argv++;
                     columns = atoi(argv[0]);
                     goto next;
@@ -142,11 +150,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                     sort_output = False;
                     break;
                 default:
-                    usage();
+                    fprintf (stderr, "%s: unrecognized argument -%c\n\n",
+                             program_name, argv[0][i]);
+                    usage(NULL);
                     break;
                 }
-            if (i == 1)
-                usage();
+            if (i == 1) {
+                fprintf (stderr, "%s: unrecognized argument %s\n\n",
+                         program_name, argv[0]);
+                usage(NULL);
+            }
         } else {
             argcnt++;
             get_list(argv[0]);