2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/stbl b/bin/stbl
index 546349a0..7b1b1d2c 100755
--- a/bin/stbl
+++ b/bin/stbl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Strip a trailing blank line from the given files with ed(1)
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ] ; then
-    printf 2>&1 'stbl: Need at least one file to edit\n'
+    printf 2>&1 'stbl: Need a filename\n'
     exit 2
 fi
 for fn ; do
diff --git a/bin/stws b/bin/stws
index 1514a979..a955d022 100755
--- a/bin/stws
+++ b/bin/stws
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Strip trailing spaces on one or more files
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ] ; then
-    printf >&2 'tstf: Need filenames\n'
+    printf >&2 'tstf: Need a filename\n'
+    exit 2
 fi
 for fn ; do
     ed -s -- "$fn" <<'EOF'