diff --git a/contrib/tools/reindent b/contrib/tools/reindent
index 1bc827f3a..f9f580a81 100644
--- a/contrib/tools/reindent
+++ b/contrib/tools/reindent
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# reindent inputabsize outputabsize inputcontinuestring outputcontinuestring
-# eg, to change libpng coding style from 3-space indentation to 4-space
-#
-#  reindent 3 4 " " "  " < example.c.orig > example.c
+# reindent a libpng C source
+
+# COPYRIGHT: Written by Glenn Randers-Pehrson, 2016.
+# To the extent possible under law, the author has waived all copyright and
+# related or neighboring rights to this work.  This work is published from:
+# United States.
+
+# Usage:
+# reindent inputtabsize outputtabsize inputcontinuestring outputcontinuestring
 #
 # Assumes that continued lines begin with indentation plus one space, and
 # that continued comments begin with indentation plus " *".
+#
+# eg, to change libpng coding style from 3-space indentation to 4-space
+#
+#  reindent 3 4 " " "  " < example.c > example.c_reindented
 
-unexpand --first-only --t $inputtabsize $1 | \
+unexpand --first-only --t $1 | \
    sed -e "/^	$3[^\*]/{s/	$3/	$4/}" | \
    expand -t $2