diff --git a/core/commands/active.go b/core/commands/active.go
index 6d90a4f406b..a174cd82230 100644
--- a/core/commands/active.go
+++ b/core/commands/active.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Lists running and recently run commands.
 		res.SetOutput(req.InvocContext().ReqLog.Report())
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("v", "verbose", "Print more verbose output.").Default(false),
+		cmds.BoolOption("v", "verbose", "Print extra information.").Default(false),
 	},
 	Subcommands: map[string]*cmds.Command{
 		"clear":    clearInactiveCmd,
diff --git a/core/commands/dht.go b/core/commands/dht.go
index 69fa72f5c6b..6183ae6db2a 100644
--- a/core/commands/dht.go
+++ b/core/commands/dht.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var queryDhtCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		cmds.StringArg("peerID", true, true, "The peerID to run the query against."),
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Write extra information.").Default(false),
+		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Print extra information.").Default(false),
 	},
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
 		n, err := req.InvocContext().GetNode()
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var findProvidersDhtCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		cmds.StringArg("key", true, true, "The key to find providers for."),
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Write extra information.").Default(false),
+		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Print extra information.").Default(false),
 	},
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
 		n, err := req.InvocContext().GetNode()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ var findPeerDhtCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		cmds.StringArg("peerID", true, true, "The ID of the peer to search for."),
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Write extra information.").Default(false),
+		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Print extra information.").Default(false),
 	},
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
 		n, err := req.InvocContext().GetNode()
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ There may be several different values for a given key stored in the DHT; in this
 		cmds.StringArg("key", true, true, "The key to find a value for."),
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Write extra information.").Default(false),
+		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Print extra information.").Default(false),
 	},
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
 		n, err := req.InvocContext().GetNode()
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ NOTE: A value may not exceed 2048 bytes.
 		cmds.StringArg("value", true, false, "The value to store.").EnableStdin(),
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Write extra information.").Default(false),
+		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Print extra information.").Default(false),
 	},
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
 		n, err := req.InvocContext().GetNode()
diff --git a/core/commands/object/diff.go b/core/commands/object/diff.go
index 902bf32d77f..f7b0404486b 100644
--- a/core/commands/object/diff.go
+++ b/core/commands/object/diff.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Example:
 		cmds.StringArg("obj_b", true, false, "Object to diff."),
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
-		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Produce verbose output."),
+		cmds.BoolOption("verbose", "v", "Print extra information."),
 	},
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
 		node, err := req.InvocContext().GetNode()