diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d94a7312..7caa5471 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -648,10 +648,10 @@ started.
 	
 The `emit <EV>` command can also be used to emit custom events.  In
 fact, the event is a simple string.  Declare a list of events in a
-service stanza: `service … <GW,IFUP:eth0>` to reload (`SIGHUP`) a
-service when recieving the `"GW"` or `"IFUP:eth0"` strings.  If a
+service stanza: `service … <GW:UP,IFUP:eth0>` to reload (`SIGHUP`) a
+service when recieving the `"GW:UP"` or `"IFUP:eth0"` strings.  If a
 service cannot handle reload and must be stopped-started, simply add an
-exclamation mark first: `service … <!GW,IFUP:eth0>`.
+exclamation mark first: `service … <!GW:UP,IFUP:eth0>`.
 
 The `<!>` notation to a service stanza can be used empty, then it will
 apply to `reload` and `runlevel` commands.  I.e., when a service's
diff --git a/initctl.c b/initctl.c
index 766671a6..c82b7388 100644
--- a/initctl.c
+++ b/initctl.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ static int usage(int rc)
 		"  debug                 Toggle Finit (daemon) debug\n"
 		"  emit     <EV>         Emit an event.  Can be a predefined event: RELOAD, STOP,\n"
 		"                        START, or a custom string to match the event list in a\n"
-		"                        service stanza, e.g: GW, IFUP:IFNAME, IFDN:IFNAME, where\n"
-		"                        IFNAME is the interface name, e.g. eth0\n"
+		"                        service stanza, e.g: GW:UP, IFUP:IFNAME, IFDN:IFNAME,\n"
+		"                        where IFNAME is the interface name, e.g. eth0\n"
 		"  reload                Reload *.conf in /etc/finit.d/ and activate changes\n"
 		"  runlevel [0-9]        Show or set runlevel: 0 halt, 6 reboot\n"
 		"  status | show         Show status of services\n"