diff --git a/docs/plugins/cleanowned.rst b/docs/plugins/cleanowned.rst
index 7f80e35cf..27e4806a2 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/cleanowned.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/cleanowned.rst
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
 cleanowned
 ==========
-Confiscates items owned by dwarfs. By default, owned food on the floor
-and rotten items are confistacted and dumped.
 
-Options:
+Tags:
+:dfhack-keybind:
 
-:all:          confiscate all owned items
-:scattered:    confiscated and dump all items scattered on the floor
-:x:            confiscate/dump items with wear level 'x' and more
-:X:            confiscate/dump items with wear level 'X' and more
-:dryrun:       a dry run. combine with other options to see what will happen
-               without it actually happening.
+Confiscates and dumps garbage owned by dwarves. This tool gets dwarves to give
+up ownership of scattered items and items with heavy wear and then marks those
+items for dumping. Now you can finally get your dwarves to give up their rotten
+food and tattered loincloths and go get new ones!
 
-Example:
+Usage::
 
-``cleanowned scattered X``
-    This will confiscate rotten and dropped food, garbage on the floors and any
+    cleanowned [<types>] [dryrun]
+
+When run without parameters, ``cleanowned`` will confiscate and dump rotten
+items and owned food that is left behind on the floor. Specify the ``dryrun``
+parameter to just print out what would be done, but don't actually confiscate
+anything.
+
+You can confiscate additional types of items by adding them to the commandline:
+
+- ``scattered``
+    Confiscate/dump all items scattered on the floor.
+- ``x``
+    Confiscate/dump items with wear level 'x' (lightly worn) and more.
+- ``X``
+    Confiscate/dump items with wear level 'X' (heavily worn) and more.
+
+Or you can confiscate all owned items by specifying ``all``.
+
+Example
+-------
+
+- ``cleanowned scattered X``
+    Confiscate and dump rotten and dropped food, garbage on the floors, and any
     worn items with 'X' damage and above.
diff --git a/plugins/cleanowned.cpp b/plugins/cleanowned.cpp
index 90b0e743d..c1e5b31d4 100644
--- a/plugins/cleanowned.cpp
+++ b/plugins/cleanowned.cpp
@@ -31,22 +31,9 @@ command_result df_cleanowned (color_ostream &out, vector <string> & parameters);
 DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init ( color_ostream &out, std::vector <PluginCommand> &commands)
 {
     commands.push_back(PluginCommand(
-        "cleanowned", "Confiscates and dumps garbage owned by dwarfs.",
-        df_cleanowned, false,
-        "  This tool lets you confiscate and dump all the garbage\n"
-        "  dwarves ultimately accumulate.\n"
-        "  By default, only rotten and dropped food is confiscated.\n"
-        "Options:\n"
-        "  dryrun    - don't actually do anything, just print what would be done.\n"
-        "  scattered - confiscate owned items on the ground\n"
-        "  all       - confiscate everything\n"
-        "  x         - confiscate & dump 'x' and worse damaged items\n"
-        "  X         - confiscate & dump 'X' and worse damaged items\n"
-        "Example:\n"
-        "  cleanowned scattered X\n"
-        "    This will confiscate rotten and dropped food, garbage on the floors\n"
-        "    and any worn items with 'X' damage and above.\n"
-    ));
+        "cleanowned",
+        "Confiscates and dumps garbage owned by dwarves.",
+        df_cleanowned));
     return CR_OK;
 }