diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/sh.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/sh.rb
index 302ce46dd..3cfb76948 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/sh.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/sh.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Homebrew
   def sh_args
     Homebrew::CLI::Parser.new do
       usage_banner <<~EOS
-        `sh` [<options>] [<SCRIPT>]
+        `sh` [<options>] [<file>]
 
         Homebrew build environment that uses years-battle-hardened
         build logic to help your `./configure && make && make install`
diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index 65eb5f803..0afe671ba 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ Run a Ruby instance with Homebrew's libraries loaded, e.g.
 * `-e`:
   Execute the given text string as a script.
 
-### `sh` [*`options`*] [*`SCRIPT`*]
+### `sh` [*`options`*] [*`file`*]
 
 Homebrew build environment that uses years-battle-hardened
 build logic to help your `./configure && make && make install`
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index 7a65c8fac..c53bfddef 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ Load a library using \fBrequire\fR\.
 \fB\-e\fR
 Execute the given text string as a script\.
 .
-.SS "\fBsh\fR [\fIoptions\fR] [\fISCRIPT\fR]"
+.SS "\fBsh\fR [\fIoptions\fR] [\fIfile\fR]"
 Homebrew build environment that uses years\-battle\-hardened build logic to help your \fB\./configure && make && make install\fR and even your \fBgem install\fR succeed\. Especially handy if you run Homebrew in an Xcode\-only configuration since it adds tools like \fBmake\fR to your \fBPATH\fR which build systems would not find otherwise\.
 .
 .TP