diff --git a/FileManip.cabal b/FileManip.cabal
index 26e2a9b..d65cf31 100644
--- a/FileManip.cabal
+++ b/FileManip.cabal
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ License:	LGPL
 License-File:	COPYING.LIB
 Author:		Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 Maintainer:	Bryan O'Sullivan
-Synopsis:	File and directory manipulation library for Haskell
+Synopsis:	File and directory manipulation for Haskell.
 Category:	System
 Description:	A Haskell library for working with files and directories.
-		Includes modules for pattern matching, finding files,
-		and more.
+		Includes code for pattern matching, finding files,
+		modifying file contents, and more.
 Build-Depends:	base, filepath, mtl, unix
 GHC-Options:    -Wall
 Exposed-Modules: