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diff --git a/src/sg_write_buffer.c b/src/sg_write_buffer.c
index ff864aa9..2cfffb1a 100644
--- a/src/sg_write_buffer.c
+++ b/src/sg_write_buffer.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
* This utility issues the SCSI WRITE BUFFER command to the given device.
*/
-static const char * version_str = "1.17 20140928"; /* spc4r37 */
+static const char * version_str = "1.18 20141107"; /* spc4r37 */
#define ME "sg_write_buffer: "
#define DEF_XFER_LEN (8 * 1024 * 1024)
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ usage()
" --verbose|-v increase verbosity\n"
" --version|-V print version string and exit\n\n"
"Performs one or more SCSI WRITE BUFFER commands. Use '-m xxx' "
- "to list\navailable modes. Numbers given in options are decimal "
- "unless they have\na hex indicator.\n"
+ "to list\navailable modes. A chunk size of 4 KB ('--bpw=4k') "
+ "seems to work well.\nExample: sg_write_buffer -b 4k -I xxx.lod "
+ "-m 7 /dev/sg3\n"
);
}