diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_key_passwd.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_key_passwd.go
index c45ac96ed..51ed7aa0e 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_key_passwd.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_key_passwd.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func newKeyPasswdCommand(globalOptions *global.Options) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "passwd",
 		Short: "Change key (password); creates a new key ID and removes the old key ID, returns new key ID",
 		Long: `
-The "passwd" sub-command creates a new key, validates the key and remove the old key ID.
-Returns the new key ID. 
+The "passwd" sub-command creates a new key, validates the key and removes the old key ID.
+Returns the new key ID.
 
 EXIT STATUS
 ===========
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_key_remove.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_key_remove.go
index 90ab6b7fe..22a1e8cfa 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_key_remove.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_key_remove.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import (
 func newKeyRemoveCommand(globalOptions *global.Options) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "remove [ID]",
-		Short: "Remove key ID (password) from the repository.",
+		Short: "Remove key ID (password) from the repository",
 		Long: `
 The "remove" sub-command removes the selected key ID. The "remove" command does not allow
-removing the current key being used to access the repository. 
+removing the current key being used to access the repository.
 
 EXIT STATUS
 ===========
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_self_update.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_self_update.go
index 5b684b22e..0470d5d94 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_self_update.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_self_update.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func newSelfUpdateCommand(globalOptions *global.Options) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "self-update [flags]",
 		Short: "Update the restic binary",
 		Long: `
-The command "self-update" downloads the latest stable release of restic from
+The "self-update" command downloads the latest stable release of restic from
 GitHub and replaces the currently running binary. After download, the
 authenticity of the binary is verified using the GPG signature on the release
 files.
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_tag.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_tag.go
index 65df7c292..6b1503f96 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_tag.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_tag.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func newTagCommand(globalOptions *global.Options) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "tag [flags] [snapshotID ...]",
 		Short: "Modify tags on snapshots",
 		Long: `
-The "tag" command allows you to modify tags on exiting snapshots.
+The "tag" command allows you to modify tags on existing snapshots.
 
 You can either set/replace the entire set of tags on a snapshot, or
 add tags to/remove tags from the existing set.