diff --git a/processing/post/addNorm.py b/processing/post/addNorm.py
index 6f879e935..efadc0f52 100755
--- a/processing/post/addNorm.py
+++ b/processing/post/addNorm.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def norm(which,object):
 #                                MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
 Add column(s) containing norm of requested column(s) being either vectors or tensors.
 
 """, version = scriptID)
diff --git a/processing/post/addPK2.py b/processing/post/addPK2.py
index 3c615295d..cddcd7002 100755
--- a/processing/post/addPK2.py
+++ b/processing/post/addPK2.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
 #                                MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
 Add column(s) containing Second Piola--Kirchhoff stress based on given column(s) of deformation
 gradient and first Piola--Kirchhoff stress.
 
diff --git a/processing/post/addSchmidfactors.py b/processing/post/addSchmidfactors.py
index 6ef6a71a0..056d4d678 100755
--- a/processing/post/addSchmidfactors.py
+++ b/processing/post/addSchmidfactors.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ slipSystems = {
 #                                MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
 Add columns listing Schmid factors (and optional trace vector of selected system) for given Euler angles.
 
 """, version = scriptID)
diff --git a/processing/post/addTable.py b/processing/post/addTable.py
index 8bcb43d70..eb61b43dc 100755
--- a/processing/post/addTable.py
+++ b/processing/post/addTable.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
 #                                MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
 Append data of ASCIItable(s).
 
 """, version = scriptID)
diff --git a/processing/post/groupTable.py b/processing/post/groupTable.py
index f78566304..d97861495 100755
--- a/processing/post/groupTable.py
+++ b/processing/post/groupTable.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
 #                                MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
 Apply a user-specified function to condense into a single row all those rows for which columns 'label' have identical values.
 Output table will contain as many rows as there are different (unique) values in the grouping column(s).
 Periodic domain averaging of coordinate values is supported.
diff --git a/processing/post/permuteData.py b/processing/post/permuteData.py
index 1843c9f57..d263e42b8 100755
--- a/processing/post/permuteData.py
+++ b/processing/post/permuteData.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
 #                                MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
 Permute all values in given column(s).
 
 """, version = scriptID)
diff --git a/processing/post/sortTable.py b/processing/post/sortTable.py
index 92fa81672..bf23193bb 100755
--- a/processing/post/sortTable.py
+++ b/processing/post/sortTable.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
 #                                MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
 Sort rows by given (or all) column label(s).
 
 Examples: