diff --git a/Doc/Manual/Scilab.html b/Doc/Manual/Scilab.html
index 0d03deff2..f733f2f3d 100644
--- a/Doc/Manual/Scilab.html
+++ b/Doc/Manual/Scilab.html
@@ -144,6 +144,57 @@ ans =  3
 --> Foo_get
 ans =  4 </pre></div>
 
+
+<H3><a name="Scilab_options"></a>Additional commandline options</H3>
+
+<p>
+The following table list the additional commandline options available for the Scilab module. They can also be seen by using: 
+</p>
+
+<div class="code"><pre>
+swig -scilab -help 
+</pre></div>
+
+<table summary="Scilab specific options">
+
+<tr>
+<th>Scilab specific options</th>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>-addcflag &lt;opt&gt;</td>
+<td>Additional include options &lt;opt&gt; to include in build script</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>-addldflag &lt;opt&gt;</td>
+<td>Additional link options &lt;opt&gt; to include in build script</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>-addsrc &lt;files&gt;</td>
+<td>Additional space separated source &lt;files&gt; to include in build script</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>-vbl &lt;level&gt;</td>
+<td>Sets the build verbose &lt;level&gt; (default 0)</td>
+</tr>
+
+</table>
+
+<p>
+Some examples:
+</p>
+
+<div class="shell"><pre>
+$ swig -scilab -addcflag -I/usr/includes example.i
+$ swig -scilab -addldflag -lm example.i
+$ swig -scilab -addsrc file1.cxx file2.cxx example.i
+</pre></div>
+</p>
+
+
 <H2><a name="Scilab_tour_of_basic_c"></a>37.3 A tour of basic C wrapping</H2>
 
 
diff --git a/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx b/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx
index 9da7a9f42..76b6e4b0a 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/scilab.cxx
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 /*#define SWIG_DEBUG*/
 
 static const char *usage = (char *) "\
-Scilab options\n\
-     -addsrc <source files>  additionnal source files (separated by space) to include in build script (ex: myfile.cxx myfile2.cxx)\n\
-     -addcflag -I<path>      additionnal include path to include in build script (ex: -I/usr/includes/)\n\
-     -addldlag <flag>        additionnal link flag to include in build script (ex: -lm)\n\
-     -vbl <level>            sets the build verbose level (default 0)\n\n";
+Scilab options (available with -scilab)\n\
+     -addcflag <opt> - Additional include options <opt> to include in build script\n\
+     -addldflag <opt>- Additional link options <opt> to include in build script\n\
+     -addsrc <files> - Additional space separated source <files> to include in build script\n\
+     -vbl <level>    - Sets the build verbose <level> (default 0)\n\n";
 
 const char *SWIG_INIT_FUNCTION_NAME = "SWIG_Init";
 const char *SWIG_CREATE_VARIABLES_FUNCTION_NAME = "SWIG_CreateScilabVariables";
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ public:
     for (int argIndex = 1; argIndex < argc; argIndex++) {
       if (argv[argIndex] != NULL) {
 	if (strcmp(argv[argIndex], "-help") == 0) {
-	  /* Display message */
-	  fputs(usage, stderr);
-	  /* Indicate arg as valid */
-	  Swig_mark_arg(argIndex);
+	  Printf(stdout, "%s\n", usage);
 	} else if (strcmp(argv[argIndex], "-addsrc") == 0) {
 	  if (argv[argIndex + 1] != NULL) {
 	    Swig_mark_arg(argIndex);