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diff --git a/selector.1 b/selector.1
index d7290eb..e80ccce 100644
--- a/selector.1
+++ b/selector.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH "SELECTOR" "1"
+.TH "SELECTOR" 1 "" "Francois Fleuret"
 .SH "NAME"
-selector - A simple command line utility for dynamic pattern selection
+selector \- A simple command line utility for dynamic pattern selection
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
 .PP
 \fBselector\fP [\fBoptions\fP] [<filename1> [<filename2> ...]]
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ line into the virtual tty input buffer, hence allowing the user to
 edit the line and execute it as a standard command.
 
 Selector is also a good tool to test regexps, or a way to display
-menus. The -x option allows to specify a label delimiter: Only the
-part of each line before that character will appear during the
-selection, but the full line will be returned.
+menus. The -x option allows to specify a label delimiter: the part of
+each line before that character will appear during the selection, and
+the part after that character will be returned.
 
 .SH "KEYS"
 .PP
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ write the selected line into the specified file
 specify the symbol to separate the substrings in the search pattern
 .IP "\fB-x <label separator>\fP" 10
 specify the symbol to separate what to show to the user during the
-selection from the rest of the line
+selection from the line to return
 .IP "\fB-l <max number of lines>\fP" 10
 specify the maximum number of lines to take into account
 .IP "\fB-f <input filename>\fP" 10
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ specify a file to search into (option kept for compatibility reasons)
 
 To use selector to search into your bash history, you can use
 
-.B selector -q -b -i -d -v -w -l 10000 <(history)
+.B selector -q -b -i -d -v -w -l ${HISTSIZE} <(history)
 
 .SH "KEY-BINDING IN BASH"
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ command 'bind' in your bash initialization file. For instance, to
 associate it to M-r (that is, the "Alt" and "r" key pressed together),
 just add something like
 
-bind '"\\C-[r":"\\C-a\\C-kselector -q -b -i -d -v -w -l 10000 <(history)\\C-m"'
+bind '"\\C-[r":"\\C-a\\C-kselector -q -b -i -d -v -w -l ${HISTSIZE} <(history)\\C-m"'
 
 in your ~/.bashrc.