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diff --git a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dwarfdump.rst b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dwarfdump.rst
index 1a128e5cb4b..25741449430 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dwarfdump.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dwarfdump.rst
@@ -68,15 +68,12 @@ OPTIONS
.. option:: -i, --ignore-case
- Ignore case distinctions when searching.
+ Ignore case distinctions when using :option:`--name`.
-.. option:: -n <pattern>, --name=<pattern>
+.. option:: -n <name>, --name=<name>
Find and print all debug info entries whose name
- (`DW_AT_name` attribute) matches the exact text in
- <pattern>. Use the :option:`--regex` option to have
- <pattern> become a regular expression for more flexible
- pattern matching.
+ (`DW_AT_name` attribute) is <name>.
.. option:: --lookup=<address>
@@ -96,8 +93,8 @@ OPTIONS
.. option:: --parent-recurse-depth=<N>
- Only recurse to a maximum depth of <N> when displaying parents of
- debug info entries.
+ When displaying debug info entry parents, only show them to a
+ maximum depth of <N>.
.. option:: --quiet
@@ -105,8 +102,8 @@ OPTIONS
.. option:: -r <N>, --recurse-depth=<N>
- Only recurse to a maximum depth of <N> when dumping debug info
- entries.
+ When displaying debug info entries, only show children to a maximum
+ depth of <N>.
.. option:: --statistics
@@ -119,8 +116,9 @@ OPTIONS
.. option:: -x, --regex
- Treat any <pattern> strings as regular expressions when searching
- instead of just as an exact string match.
+ Treat any <name> strings as regular expressions when searching
+ with :option:`--name`. If :option:`--ignore-case` is also specified,
+ the regular expression becomes case-insensitive.
.. option:: -u, --uuid
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