diff --git a/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.8 b/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.8
index 58b79df0..fc9ffbcd 100644
--- a/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.8
+++ b/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.8
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pattern patch is simple and matches paths exactly.
 will exit 0 on success and non-zero otherwise.
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 .Bd -literal
-# By default include everything expect these directories:
+# By default include everything except these directories:
 exclude /dev
 exclude /src/sysroot
 exclude /tmp
diff --git a/sf/sfncd.1 b/sf/sfncd.1
index 9edb2659..49f377ed 100644
--- a/sf/sfncd.1
+++ b/sf/sfncd.1
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 .Nd network connection over sf (server side)
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm sfncd
-.Ar transmit-device
 .Ar receive-device
+.Ar transmit-device
 .Op Ar server-command
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man7/serial-transfer.7 b/share/man/man7/serial-transfer.7
index b23cccdc..8ed2d1a5 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/serial-transfer.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/serial-transfer.7
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ For instance, run on the server:
 .Pp
 And then run on the client:
 .Bd -literal
-    sfnc irc.freenode.net 6667 /dev/receive /dev/transmit
+    sfnc irc.freenode.net 6667 /dev/transmit /dev/receive
 .Ed
 .Pp
 This will last for the duration of the connection.