diff --git a/cut.1 b/cut.1
index bd242a0..0ef177d 100644
--- a/cut.1
+++ b/cut.1
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ delimiters are passed through, unless
 .Fl s
 is specified.
 .It Fl d Ar delim
-Use first byte of
+Use
 .Ar delim
-as field delimiter. Default is \et.
+as field delimiter, which can be an arbitrary string. Default is '\et'.
 .It Fl s
 Suppress lines not containing field delimiters.
 .El
diff --git a/cut.c b/cut.c
index cd43703..a477f3f 100644
--- a/cut.c
+++ b/cut.c
@@ -158,8 +158,11 @@ resolveescapes(char *s, size_t len)
                 case 'r':  s[i] = '\r'; off++; break;
                 case 't':  s[i] = '\t'; off++; break;
                 case 'v':  s[i] = '\v'; off++; break;
-		case '\0': eprintf("cut: null escape sequence in delimiter\n");
-		default: eprintf("cut: invalid escape sequence '\\%c' in delimiter\n", s[i + 1]);
+		case '\0':
+			eprintf("cut: null escape sequence in delimiter\n");
+		default:
+			eprintf("cut: invalid escape sequence '\\%c' in"
+			        "delimiter\n", s[i + 1]);
 		}
 
 		for (m = i + 1; m <= len - off; m++)