diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 00724a8b1..fa5da9852 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -808,6 +808,10 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp() const
               "                         Use relative paths in output. When given, <paths> are\n"
               "                         used as base. You can separate multiple paths by ';'.\n"
               "                         Otherwise path where source files are searched is used.\n"
+              "                         We use string comparison to create relative paths, so\n"
+              "                         using e.g. ~ for home folder does not work. It is\n"
+              "                         currently only possible to apply the base paths to files\n"
+              "                         that are on a lower level in the directory tree.\n"
               "    --report-progress    Report progress messages while checking a file.\n"
 #ifdef HAVE_RULES
               "    --rule=<rule>        Match regular expression.\n"
diff --git a/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp b/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp
index b8ed5c8fd..e1f3226ef 100644
--- a/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
- 
+
 #include "selectfilesdialog.h"
 #include "ui_selectfilesdialog.h"
 #include "filelist.h"
diff --git a/gui/selectfilesdialog.h b/gui/selectfilesdialog.h
index 262413183..75ffa586d 100644
--- a/gui/selectfilesdialog.h
+++ b/gui/selectfilesdialog.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
- 
+
 #ifndef selectfilesdialogH
 #define selectfilesdialogH
 
diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index 8bcb404ea..1b6513499 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -366,12 +366,12 @@ Directory name is matched to all parts of the path.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><option>--rp</option></term>
-        <term><option>--rp=&lt;paths&gt;</option></term>
+        <term><option>-rp</option></term>
+        <term><option>-rp=&lt;paths&gt;</option></term>
         <term><option>--relative-paths;</option></term>
         <term><option>--relative-paths=&lt;paths&gt;</option></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Use relative paths in output. When given, &lt;paths&gt; are used as base. You can separate multiple paths by ';'. Otherwise path where source files are searched is used. E.g. if given value is test, when checking test/test.cpp, the path in output will be test.cpp instead of test/test.cpp. The feature uses string comparison to create relative paths, so using e.g. ~ for home folder does not work.</para>
+          <para>Use relative paths in output. When given, &lt;paths&gt; are used as base. You can separate multiple paths by ';'. Otherwise path where source files are searched is used. E.g. if given value is test, when checking test/test.cpp, the path in output will be test.cpp instead of test/test.cpp. The feature uses string comparison to create relative paths, so using e.g. ~ for home folder does not work. It is currently only possible to apply the base paths to files that are on a lower level in the directory tree.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>