diff --git a/programs/zstd.1 b/programs/zstd.1
index a8fc2776..1b7c88d8 100644
--- a/programs/zstd.1
+++ b/programs/zstd.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .
-.TH "ZSTD" "1" "December 2020" "zstd 1.4.8" "User Commands"
+.TH "ZSTD" "1" "March 2021" "zstd 1.4.9" "User Commands"
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBzstd\fR \- zstd, zstdmt, unzstd, zstdcat \- Compress or decompress \.zst files
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ This is also used during compression when using with \-\-patch\-from=\. In this
 \fB\-o FILE\fR: save result into \fBFILE\fR
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
-\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR: overwrite output without prompting, and (de)compress symbolic links
+\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR: disable input and output checks\. Allows overwriting existing files, input from console, output to stdout, operating on links, etc\.
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
 \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-stdout\fR: force write to standard output, even if it is the console
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Using environment variables to set parameters has security implications\. Theref
 \fBZSTD_CLEVEL\fR can be used to set the level between 1 and 19 (the "normal" range)\. If the value of \fBZSTD_CLEVEL\fR is not a valid integer, it will be ignored with a warning message\. \fBZSTD_CLEVEL\fR just replaces the default compression level (\fB3\fR)\.
 .
 .P
-\fBZSTD_NBTHREADS\fR can be used to set the number of threads \fBzstd\fR will attempt to use during compression\. If the value of \fBZSTD_NBTHREADS\fR is not a valid unsigned integer, it will be ignored with a warning message\. \'ZSTD_NBTHREADS\fBhas a default value of (\fR1\fB), and is capped at ZSTDMT_NBWORKERS_MAX==200\.\fRzstd` must be compiled with multithread support for this to have any effect\.
+\fBZSTD_NBTHREADS\fR can be used to set the number of threads \fBzstd\fR will attempt to use during compression\. If the value of \fBZSTD_NBTHREADS\fR is not a valid unsigned integer, it will be ignored with a warning message\. \fBZSTD_NBTHREADS\fR has a default value of (\fB1\fR), and is capped at ZSTDMT_NBWORKERS_MAX==200\. \fBzstd\fR must be compiled with multithread support for this to have any effect\.
 .
 .P
 They can both be overridden by corresponding command line arguments: \fB\-#\fR for compression level and \fB\-T#\fR for number of compression threads\.
diff --git a/programs/zstd.1.md b/programs/zstd.1.md
index 1e4a7f4f..0b259b66 100644
--- a/programs/zstd.1.md
+++ b/programs/zstd.1.md
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ the last one takes effect.
     This setting overrides default and can force sparse mode over stdout.
 * `--rm`:
     remove source file(s) after successful compression or decompression. If used in combination with
-    -o, will trigger a confirmation prompt (which can be silenced with -f), as this is a destructive operation. 
+    -o, will trigger a confirmation prompt (which can be silenced with -f), as this is a destructive operation.
 * `-k`, `--keep`:
     keep source file(s) after successful compression or decompression.
     This is the default behavior.
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ If the value of `ZSTD_CLEVEL` is not a valid integer, it will be ignored with a
 
 `ZSTD_NBTHREADS` can be used to set the number of threads `zstd` will attempt to use during compression.
 If the value of `ZSTD_NBTHREADS` is not a valid unsigned integer, it will be ignored with a warning message.
-'ZSTD_NBTHREADS` has a default value of (`1`), and is capped at ZSTDMT_NBWORKERS_MAX==200. `zstd` must be
+`ZSTD_NBTHREADS` has a default value of (`1`), and is capped at ZSTDMT_NBWORKERS_MAX==200. `zstd` must be
 compiled with multithread support for this to have any effect.
 
 They can both be overridden by corresponding command line arguments:
-`-#` for compression level and `-T#` for number of compression threads. 
+`-#` for compression level and `-T#` for number of compression threads.
 
 
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diff --git a/programs/zstdgrep.1 b/programs/zstdgrep.1
index 4d143b59..0f37bea9 100644
--- a/programs/zstdgrep.1
+++ b/programs/zstdgrep.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .
-.TH "ZSTDGREP" "1" "December 2020" "zstd 1.4.8" "User Commands"
+.TH "ZSTDGREP" "1" "March 2021" "zstd 1.4.9" "User Commands"
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBzstdgrep\fR \- print lines matching a pattern in zstandard\-compressed files
diff --git a/programs/zstdless.1 b/programs/zstdless.1
index 43f23545..0ade28e9 100644
--- a/programs/zstdless.1
+++ b/programs/zstdless.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .
-.TH "ZSTDLESS" "1" "December 2020" "zstd 1.4.8" "User Commands"
+.TH "ZSTDLESS" "1" "March 2021" "zstd 1.4.9" "User Commands"
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBzstdless\fR \- view zstandard\-compressed files