diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index f65aae6d8..0c7ac9c20 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "where <command> is one of:"
     echo "   add <interface>[:<host-list>] ... <zone>"
     echo "   allow <address> ..."
-    echo "   clear [ -f ]"
+    echo "   clear"
+    echo "   close"
     echo "   delete <interface>[:<host-list>] ... <zone>"
     echo "   drop <address> ..."
     echo "   dump [ -x ]"
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   show vardir"
     echo "   show zones"
     echo "   start [ -f ] [ -p ] [ <directory> ]"
-    echo "   stop [ -f ]"
+    echo "   stop"
     echo "   status"
     echo "   version [ -a ]"
     echo
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	shift
 	start_command $@
 	;;
-    stop|clear)
+    stop|close|clear)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 1
 	verify_firewall_script
 	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $COMMAND
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index c6d8b8229..8ec28bd8e 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -1326,7 +1326,8 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   add <interface>[:<host-list>] ... <zone>"
     echo "   allow <address> ..."
     echo "   check [ -e ] [ -r ] [ <directory> ]"
-    echo "   clear [ -f ]"
+    echo "   clear"
+    echo "   close"
     echo "   compile [ -e ] [ -d ] [ <directory name> ] [ <path name> ]"
     echo "   delete <interface>[:<host-list>] ... <zone>"
     echo "   drop <address> ..."
@@ -1369,7 +1370,7 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   show vardir"
     echo "   show zones"
     echo "   start [ -f ] [ -n ] [ -p ] [ <directory> ]"
-    echo "   stop [ -f ]"
+    echo "   stop"
     echo "   status"
     echo "   try <directory> [ <timeout> ]"
     echo "   version [ -a ]"
@@ -1610,7 +1611,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	shift
 	start_command $@
 	;;
-    stop|clear)
+    stop|close|clear)
 	get_config
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 1
 	[ -x $g_firewall ] || fatal_error "Shorewall has never been started"
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index 89a1d5811..215634ffe 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [debug|trace] [nolock] [ -q ] [ -v[-1|{0-2}] ] [ -t ] <command>"
     echo "where <command> is one of:"
     echo "   allow <address> ..."
-    echo "   clear [ -f ]"
+    echo "   clear"
+    echo "   close"
     echo "   drop <address> ..."
     echo "   dump [ -x ]"
     echo "   forget [ <file name> ]"
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   save [ <file name> ]"
     echo "   show [ -x ] [ -m ] [-f] [ -t {filter|mangle} ] [ {chain [<chain> [ <chain> ... ]capabilities|classifiers|config|connections|filters|ip|log [<regex>]|macros|mangle|nat|policies|raw|routing|tc|vardir|zones} ]"
     echo "   start [ -f ] [ <directory> ]"
-    echo "   stop [ -f ]"
+    echo "   stop"
     echo "   status"
     echo "   version [ -a ]"
     echo
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	shift
 	start_command $@
 	;;
-    stop|reset|clear)
+    stop|close|reset|clear)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 1
 	verify_firewall_script
 	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $COMMAND
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index 1d61cc0d6..b4a5aebd6 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -1261,7 +1261,8 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   add <interface>[:<host-list>] ... <zone>"
     echo "   allow <address> ..."
     echo "   check [ -e ] [ -r ] [ <directory> ]"
-    echo "   clear [ -f ]"
+    echo "   clear"
+    echo "   close"
     echo "   compile [ -e ] [ -d ] [ <directory name> ] [ <path name> ]"
     echo "   delete <interface>[:<host-list>] ... <zone>"
     echo "   drop <address> ..."
@@ -1284,7 +1285,7 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   save [ <file name> ]"
     echo "   show [ -x ] [ -m ] [-f] [ -t {filter|mangle} ] [ {chain [<chain> [ <chain> ... ]|actions|capabilities|classifiers|config|connections|filters|ip|log [<regex>]|macros|mangle|nat|policies|raw|routing|tc|vardir|zones} ]"
     echo "   start [ -f ] [ -n ] [ <directory> ]"
-    echo "   stop [ -f ]"
+    echo "   stop"
     echo "   status"
     echo "   try <directory> [ <timeout> ]"
     echo "   version [ -a ]"
@@ -1529,7 +1530,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	shift
 	start_command $@
 	;;
-    stop|clear)
+    stop|close|clear)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 1
 	get_config
 	[ -x $g_firewall ] || fatal_error "Shorewall6 has never been started"