diff --git a/docs/pv.1 b/docs/pv.1
index 4029a75..6b32cdb 100644
--- a/docs/pv.1
+++ b/docs/pv.1
@@ -214,9 +214,8 @@ of the terminal changes while the transfer is running.
 .TP
 .BI \-N\  NAME \fR,\ \fB\-\-name\  NAME
 Prefix the output information with \fINAME\fR.
-Useful in conjunction with \*(lq\fB\-\-cursor\fR\*(rq if you have a
-complicated pipeline and you want to be able to tell different parts of it
-apart.
+Often used with \*(lq\fB\-\-cursor\fR\*(rq to identify each progress bar in
+a pipeline containing more than one \fBpv\fR.
 .TP
 .BI \-u\  STYLE \fR,\ \fB\-\-bar\-style\  STYLE
 Change the default progress bar style shown by \*(lq\fB\-\-progress\fR\*(rq,
@@ -252,10 +251,20 @@ not a terminal.
 This option forces it to do so.
 .TP
 .B \-c, \-\-cursor
-Use cursor positioning escape sequences instead of just using carriage
-returns.
-This is useful in conjunction with \*(lq\fB\-\-name\fR\*(rq if you are using
-multiple \fBpv\fR invocations in a single pipeline.
+Use cursor positioning escape sequences to move to the initial terminal row
+when updating the display, instead of only using carriage returns.
+This allows multiple \fBpv\fR instances to show progress on the same
+terminal together.
+.IP
+For example:
+.IP
+.in +4
+.EX
+pv --cursor --name input file.gz | gzip -d | pv --cursor --name output > file
+.EE
+.in
+.IP
+As the example shows, this is often used with \*(lq\fB\-\-name\fR\*(rq.
 .\"
 .SS "Data transfer modifiers"
 .TP
diff --git a/docs/pv.1.md b/docs/pv.1.md
index 5cb4978..534b54e 100644
--- a/docs/pv.1.md
+++ b/docs/pv.1.md
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ are explicitly switched on will be shown.
 
 **-N NAME, \--name NAME**
 
-:   Prefix the output information with *NAME*. Useful in conjunction
-    with "**\--cursor**" if you have a complicated pipeline and you want
-    to be able to tell different parts of it apart.
+:   Prefix the output information with *NAME*. Often used with
+    "**\--cursor**" to identify each progress bar in a pipeline
+    containing more than one **pv**.
 
 **-u STYLE, \--bar-style STYLE**
 
@@ -261,9 +261,16 @@ are explicitly switched on will be shown.
 
 **-c, \--cursor**
 
-:   Use cursor positioning escape sequences instead of just using
-    carriage returns. This is useful in conjunction with "**\--name**"
-    if you are using multiple **pv** invocations in a single pipeline.
+:   Use cursor positioning escape sequences to move to the initial
+    terminal row when updating the display, instead of only using
+    carriage returns. This allows multiple **pv** instances to show
+    progress on the same terminal together.
+
+    For example:
+
+        pv --cursor --name input file.gz | gzip -d | pv --cursor --name output > file
+
+    As the example shows, this is often used with "**\--name**".
 
 ## Data transfer modifiers