--- sftp.1-orig	2004-11-19 12:50:01.312073016 -0500
+++ sftp.1	2004-11-19 12:50:21.004079376 -0500
@@ -43,13 +43,10 @@
 .Ar host
 .Ek
 .Nm sftp
-.Oo Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns
-.Ar host Ns Oo : Ns Ar file Oo
-.Ar file Oc Oc Oc
+.Ar remotefile 
+.Op Ar localfile
 .Nm sftp
-.Oo Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns
-.Ar host Ns Oo : Ns Ar dir Ns
-.Oo Ar / Oc Oc Oc
+.Ar remotedir
 .Nm sftp
 .Fl b Ar batchfile
 .Oo Ar user Ns @ Oc Ns Ar host
@@ -82,6 +79,15 @@
 and
 .Xr ssh-keygen 1
 for details).
+ .Pp
+The most general form of a remote file or directory specification is
+[user@[hostname:]]path, that is a path, optionally preceded by a
+colon-delimited hostname part, optionally preceded by an @-delimited
+username.  The / on the end of the directory is optional.  The host
+defaults to localhost and the username to that of the calling user;
+relative paths on each host are relative to the user's home directory
+on that host.
+.Pp
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Fl 1