README.adoc in asciidoctor-reducer-1.0.0.alpha.5 vs README.adoc in asciidoctor-reducer-1.0.0.alpha.6

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 = {project-name}
 Dan Allen <https://github.com/mojavelinux[@mojavelinux]>
-v1.0.0.alpha.5, 2022-02-06
+v1.0.0.alpha.6, 2022-02-10
 :idprefix:
 :idseparator: -
 ifndef::env-github[:icons: font]
 ifdef::env-github[]
 :caution-caption: :fire:
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@
 If the document does not contain any preprocessor directives, the tool returns the original source.
 
 == Prerequisites
 
 {project-name} is a Ruby program that you install using Ruby packaging.
-Therefore, to install and run {project-name}, you need Ruby 2.5 or better installed.
+To install and run {project-name}, you need Ruby 2.5 or better.
 
-To check whether you have Ruby installed, and which version, run the following command:
+Run the following command to check whether you have Ruby installed and to check which version:
 
  $ ruby -v
 
 If Ruby is not installed, you can install it using {url-rvm}[RVM] (or, if you prefer, the package manager for your system).
-We generally recommend using RVM because it allows you to install gems without requiring elevated privileges or messing with system libraries.
+We generally recommend using RVM as it allows you to install gems without requiring elevated privileges or messing with system libraries.
 
 == Installation
 
 {project-name} is published to RubyGems.org as the gem named *{project-handle}*.
 
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@
 ....
 asciidoctor-reducer [OPTION]... FILE
 ....
 
 The argument `FILE` is the AsciiDoc file you want to reduce.
-To use the command, pass the AsciiDoc file as the sole argument:
+The options, represented by `[OPTION]...`, are optional, as the name suggestions.
 
+Thus, to use the command, pass the AsciiDoc file as the sole argument:
+
  $ asciidoctor-reducer input.adoc
 
 By default, the command will output the reduced AsciiDoc document to the terminal (via stdout).
 To write the output to a file, specify an output file using the `-o` option:
 
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 When running the `asciidoctor-reducer` command from source, you must prefix the command with `bundle exec`:
 
 [subs=attributes+]
  $ bundle exec asciidoctor-reducer sample.adoc
 
-To avoid having to do this, or make the `asciidoctor-reducer` command available from anywhere, you need to build the development gem and install it.
+To avoid having to do this, or to make the `asciidoctor-reducer` command available from anywhere, you need to build the development gem and install it.
 
 == Copyright and License
 
 Copyright (C) 2021-present Dan Allen.
 Use of this software is granted under the terms of the MIT License.