update to shorter verbiage

codespell-project · Sep 23, 2021 · 97ae96c · 97ae96c
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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The ``-L`` flag can be used to allow certain words that are comma-separated plac
 
     codespell -x FILE, --exclude-file=FILE
 
-The ``-x`` flag can be used to specify a file ``FILE`` with whole lines to be excluded from being checked for errors or changed.  These lines in ``FILE`` should match the to-be-excluded lines exactly.
+Ignore whole lines that match those in ``FILE``.  These lines in ``FILE`` should match the to-be-excluded lines exactly.
 
     codespell -S, --skip=
 

diff --git a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
@@ -345,10 +345,9 @@ def parse_options(args):
                              'you\'d give "*.eps,*.txt" to this option.')
 
     parser.add_argument('-x', '--exclude-file', type=str, metavar='FILE',
-                        help='specify a file FILE with whole lines to be '
-                             'excluded from being checked for errors or changed. '  # noqa: E501
-                             'These lines in FILE should match '
-                             'the to-be-excluded lines exactly')
+                        help='ignore whole lines that match those '
+                             'in the file FILE. These lines in FILE '
+                             'should match the to-be-excluded lines exactly')
 
     parser.add_argument('-i', '--interactive',
                         action='store', type=int, default=0,