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diff --git a/usr.bin/beep/beep.1 b/usr.bin/beep/beep.1
--- a/usr.bin/beep/beep.1
+++ b/usr.bin/beep/beep.1
@@ -21,53 +21,55 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd November 4, 2021
-.Dt beep 1
+.Dd November 19, 2025
+.Dt BEEP 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm beep
.Nd play a beep sound
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl F Ar frequency
+.Op Fl Bh
.Op Fl D Ar duration_ms
-.Op Fl r Ar sample_rate_hz
+.Op Fl F Ar frequency_hz
.Op Fl d Ar oss_device
.Op Fl g Ar gain
-.Op Fl B
-.Op Fl h
+.Op Fl r Ar sample_rate_hz
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-utility is used to playback a beep on the soundcard.
+utility is used to play a beep on the sound card.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
-.Bl -tag -width "-f device"
-.It Fl F
-Sets the center frequency of the beep in Hz.
-The default is 440 Hz .
-.It Fl D
-Sets the duration of the beep in milliseconds.
-The default is 150 ms .
-.It Fl d
-Sets the soundcard to use.
-The default is /dev/dsp .
-.It Fl r
-Sets the soundcard samplerate in Hz.
-The default is 48000 Hz.
-.It Fl g
-Sets the waveform gain, between 0 and 100 inclusively.
-The default is 75.
+.Bl -tag -width "-r sample_rate_hz"
.It Fl B
Runs the
.Nm
utility in the background.
+.It Fl D Ar duration_ms
+Sets the duration of the beep in milliseconds,
+between 50\~ms and 2000\~ms inclusively.
+The default is 150\~ms.
+.It Fl F Ar frequency_hz
+Sets the center frequency of the beep in Hz.
+The default is 440\~Hz.
+.It Fl d Ar oss_device
+Sets the OSS device to use.
+The default is
+.Pa /dev/dsp .
+.It Fl g Ar gain
+Sets the waveform gain, between 0 and 100 inclusively.
+The default is 75.
.It Fl h
Display summary of options.
+.It Fl r Ar sample_rate_hz
+Sets the sound card sample rate in Hz,
+between 8000\~Hz and 48000\~Hz inclusively.
+The default is 48000\~Hz.
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
-.Pp
-Playback default beep sound using /dev/dsp .
+Play default beep sound on
+.Pa /dev/dsp :
.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent
.It $ beep
.El
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
-utility first appeared in FreeBSD 14.0.
+utility first appeared in
+.Fx 14.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Hans Petter Selasky Aq Mt hselasky@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/usr.bin/beep/beep.c b/usr.bin/beep/beep.c
--- a/usr.bin/beep/beep.c
+++ b/usr.bin/beep/beep.c
@@ -133,20 +133,21 @@
static void
usage(void)
{
- fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [parameters]\n"
- "\t" "-F <frequency in HZ, default %d Hz>\n"
+ fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-Bh] [-D duration_ms] [-F frequency_hz] "
+ "[-d oss_device] [-g gain] [-r sample_rate_hz]\n"
+ "\t" "-B Run in background\n"
"\t" "-D <duration in ms, from %d ms to %d ms, default %d ms>\n"
- "\t" "-r <sample rate in HZ, from %d Hz to %d Hz, default %d Hz>\n"
- "\t" "-d <OSS device (default %s)>\n"
+ "\t" "-F <frequency in Hz, default %d Hz>\n"
+ "\t" "-d <OSS device, default %s>\n"
"\t" "-g <gain from %d to %d, default %d>\n"
- "\t" "-B Run in background\n"
- "\t" "-h Show usage\n",
+ "\t" "-h Show usage\n"
+ "\t" "-r <sample rate in Hz, from %d Hz to %d Hz, default %d Hz>\n",
getprogname(),
- DEFAULT_HZ,
DURATION_MIN, DURATION_MAX, DURATION_DEF,
- SAMPLE_RATE_MIN, SAMPLE_RATE_MAX, SAMPLE_RATE_DEF,
+ DEFAULT_HZ,
DEFAULT_DEVICE,
- GAIN_MIN, GAIN_MAX, GAIN_DEF);
+ GAIN_MIN, GAIN_MAX, GAIN_DEF,
+ SAMPLE_RATE_MIN, SAMPLE_RATE_MAX, SAMPLE_RATE_DEF);
exit(1);
}

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