diff --git a/README b/README
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 flashrom README
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-flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
-It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
+flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash ROM
+chips.  It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
 
 It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and
 TSOP40 chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash,
diff --git a/flashrom.8 b/flashrom.8
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 .TH FLASHROM 8 "April 11, 2009"
 .SH NAME
-flashrom \- read, write, and erase BIOS/ROM/flash chips
+flashrom \- read, write, verify and erase BIOS/ROM/flash chips
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B flashrom \fR[\fB\-rwvEVfLhR\fR] [\fB\-c\fR chipname] [\fB\-s\fR exclude_start] [\fB\-e\fR exclude_end]
          [\fB-m\fR [vendor:]part] [\fB-l\fR file.layout] [\fB-i\fR image_name] [file]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B flashrom
-is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
+is a utility for reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash ROM chips.
 It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
 .PP
 It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and