Index: head/sbin/bectl/bectl.c
===================================================================
--- head/sbin/bectl/bectl.c
+++ head/sbin/bectl/bectl.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 	fp =  explicit ? stdout : stderr;
 	fprintf(fp, "%s",
-	    "usage:\tbectl {-h | -? | subcommand [args...]}\n"
+	    "Usage:\tbectl {-h | -? | subcommand [args...]}\n"
 #if SOON
 	    "\tbectl add (path)*\n"
 #endif
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@
 	/* activate logic goes here */
 	if ((err = be_activate(be, argv[0], temp)) != 0)
 		/* XXX TODO: more specific error msg based on err */
-		printf("did not successfully activate boot environment %s\n",
+		printf("Did not successfully activate boot environment %s\n",
 		    argv[0]);
 	else
-		printf("successfully activated boot environment %s\n", argv[0]);
+		printf("Successfully activated boot environment %s\n", argv[0]);
 
 	if (temp)
 		printf("for next boot\n");
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@
 	default:
 		if (atpos != NULL)
 			fprintf(stderr,
-			    "failed to create a snapshot '%s' of '%s'\n",
+			    "Failed to create a snapshot '%s' of '%s'\n",
 			    atpos, bootenv);
 		else if (snapname == NULL)
 			fprintf(stderr,
-			    "failed to create bootenv %s\n", bootenv);
+			    "Failed to create bootenv %s\n", bootenv);
 		else
 			fprintf(stderr,
-			    "failed to create bootenv %s from snapshot %s\n",
+			    "Failed to create bootenv %s from snapshot %s\n",
 			    bootenv, snapname);
 	}
 
@@ -424,12 +424,12 @@
 
 	switch (err) {
 	case BE_ERR_SUCCESS:
-		printf("successfully mounted %s at %s\n", bootenv, result_loc);
+		printf("Successfully mounted %s at %s\n", bootenv, result_loc);
 		break;
 	default:
 		fprintf(stderr,
-		    (argc == 3) ? "failed to mount bootenv %s at %s\n" :
-		    "failed to mount bootenv %s at temporary path %s\n",
+		    (argc == 3) ? "Failed to mount bootenv %s at %s\n" :
+		    "Failed to mount bootenv %s at temporary path %s\n",
 		    bootenv, mountpoint);
 	}
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 	case BE_ERR_SUCCESS:
 		break;
 	default:
-		fprintf(stderr, "failed to rename bootenv %s to %s\n",
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to rename bootenv %s to %s\n",
 		    src, dest);
 	}
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
 	case BE_ERR_SUCCESS:
 		break;
 	default:
-		fprintf(stderr, "failed to unmount bootenv %s\n", bootenv);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to unmount bootenv %s\n", bootenv);
 	}
 
 	return (err);
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
 		return (usage(true));
 
 	if ((cmd = get_cmd_info(command)) == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "unknown command: %s\n", command);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Unknown command: %s\n", command);
 		return (usage(false));
 	}