diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapcompare.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapcompare.1
index b1fffcd59c57787ef4add363e0ccdad510b42c87..1b588389d5d51c7448d9bb1fe8e0e9d628afc8e7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapcompare.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapcompare.1
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ ldapcompare \- LDAP compare tool
 [\c
 .BR \-W ]
 [\c
-.BI \-w \ bindpasswd\fR]
+.BI \-w \ passwd\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile\fR]
 [\c
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri\fR]
 [\c
@@ -111,8 +113,12 @@ Use the Distinguished Name \fIbinddn\fP to bind to the LDAP directory.
 Prompt for simple authentication.
 This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
 .TP
-.BI \-w \ bindpasswd
-Use \fIbindpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
+.BI \-w \ passwd
+Use \fIpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
+.TP
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile
+Use complete contents of \fIpasswdfile\fP as the password for
+simple authentication.
 .TP
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri
 Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1
index 35f820d819bc6628f72b64d7e44d2081b6ae6382..a5f22638328dab5a6d0fd0fe3a95efb15a7d1553 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ ldapdelete \- LDAP delete entry tool
 [\c
 .BI \-w \ passwd\fR]
 [\c
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile\fR]
+[\c
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri\fR]
 [\c
 .BI \-h \ ldaphost\fR]
@@ -127,6 +129,10 @@ This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
 .BI \-w \ passwd
 Use \fIpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
 .TP
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile
+Use complete contents of \fIpasswdfile\fP as the password for
+simple authentication.
+.TP
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri
 Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).
 .TP
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
index 64808e62ebc2de195e334b4d666caa8c826878ab..baa29f9a5c4bfb5ff6c6dc93f3b3dc979c506fa0 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ ldapmodify, ldapadd \- LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry tools
 [\c
 .BI \-w \ passwd\fR]
 [\c
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile\fR]
+[\c
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri\fR]
 [\c
 .BI \-h \ ldaphost\fR]
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ ldapmodify, ldapadd \- LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry tools
 [\c
 .BI \-w \ passwd\fR]
 [\c
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile\fR]
+[\c
 .BI \-h \ ldaphost\fR]
 [\c
 .BI \-p \ ldapport\fR]
@@ -198,6 +202,10 @@ This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
 .BI \-w \ passwd
 Use \fIpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
 .TP
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile
+Use complete contents of \fIpasswdfile\fP as the password for
+simple authentication.
+.TP
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri
 Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).
 .TP
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodrdn.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodrdn.1
index 74d0ac8341b38012c73aef66066aa0034c3cc294..f44eed64cd9aa5a1803ae01e941992be2707532a 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodrdn.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodrdn.1
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ ldapmodrdn \- LDAP rename entry tool
 [\c
 .BI \-w \ passwd\fR]
 [\c
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile\fR]
+[\c
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri\fR]
 [\c
 .BI \-h \ ldaphost\fR]
@@ -130,6 +132,10 @@ This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
 .B \-w passwd
 Use \fIpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
 .TP
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile
+Use complete contents of \fIpasswdfile\fP as the password for
+simple authentication.
+.TP
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri
 Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).
 .TP
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1
index c5f43afa9cea3d7eeb8bf3f3ae53d2f74e605834..6ebd4195d24c5bbece8fb80695adb95a941668d7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapsearch.1
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ ldapsearch \- LDAP search tool
 [\c
 .BR \-W ]
 [\c
-.BI \-w \ bindpasswd\fR]
+.BI \-w \ passwd\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile\fR]
 [\c
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri\fR]
 [\c
@@ -174,8 +176,12 @@ Use the Distinguished Name \fIbinddn\fP to bind to the LDAP directory.
 Prompt for simple authentication.
 This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
 .TP
-.BI \-w \ bindpasswd
-Use \fIbindpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
+.BI \-w \ passwd
+Use \fIpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
+.TP
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile
+Use complete contents of \fIpasswdfile\fP as the password for
+simple authentication.
 .TP
 .BI \-H \ ldapuri
 Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).