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diff --git a/dh_builddeb b/dh_builddeb
index 8c3930f..b15c943 100755
--- a/dh_builddeb
+++ b/dh_builddeb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-dh_builddeb - build debian binary packages
+dh_builddeb - build Debian binary packages
 
 =cut
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ B<dh_builddeb> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [B<--destdir=>I<directory>] [B<--filena
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-dh_builddeb simply calls L<dpkg-deb(8)> to build a debian package or
+B<dh_builddeb> simply calls L<dpkg-deb(1)> to build a Debian package or
 packages.
 
 =head1 OPTIONS
@@ -24,26 +24,32 @@ packages.
 
 =item B<--destdir=>I<directory>
 
-Use this if you want the generated .deb files to be put in a directory
-other than the default of ".."
+Use this if you want the generated F<.deb> files to be put in a directory
+other than the default of "F<..>".
 
 =item B<--filename=>I<name>
 
 Use this if you want to force the generated .deb file to have a particular
 file name. Does not work well if more than one .deb is generated!
 
-=item B<-u>I<params>
-
 =item B<--> I<params>
 
 Pass I<params> to L<dpkg-deb(1)> when it is used to build the
 package.
 
+=item B<-u>I<params>
+
+This is another way to pass I<params> to L<dpkg-deb(1)>.
+It is deprecated; use B<--> instead.
+
 =back
 
 =cut
 
-init();
+init(options => {
+	"filename=s" => \$dh{FILENAME},
+	"destdir=s" => \$dh{DESTDIR},
+});
 
 # Set the default destination directory.
 if (! defined $dh{DESTDIR}) {