diff --git a/scripts/process-text-files.py b/scripts/process-text-files.py
index 49eb1ce..9bccfd9 100644
--- a/scripts/process-text-files.py
+++ b/scripts/process-text-files.py
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ class Cmd(jwutils.Cmd):
 
     def add_parser(self, parsers):
         p = super(Cmd, self).add_parser(parsers)
-        p.add_argument("--regex", help="Specify regular expression by input file", default=None)
-        p.add_argument("--replace-patterns-from", help="File with patterns to replace, side by side, divided by '->'", default=None)
         p.add_argument('-r', "--root", help="Point in file system from which to start search", default='.')
+        p.add_argument("--name-regex", help="Regular expression to select input file names", default=None)
+        p.add_argument("--replace-patterns-from", help="File with patterns to replace, side by side, divided by '->'", default=None)
         p.add_argument("--backup", help="Backup extension", default='rep')
         p.add_argument('-g', '--git', help="Use git mv for renaming files", action='store_true', default=False)
         return p
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ class Cmd(jwutils.Cmd):
         self._init(args)
         slog(NOTICE, "running")
         files = []
-        if args.regex is not None:
+        if args.name_regex is not None:
             for root, dirs, names in os.walk(args.root):
                 for name in names:
-                    if re.match(args.regex, name):
+                    if re.match(args.name_regex, name):
                         files.append((root, name))
             self.process(args, files)
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class CmdReplaceCppSymbols(Cmd):
 
     # overriding
     def run(self, args):
-        if args.regex is not None:
+        if args.name_regex is not None:
             return super(CmdReplaceCppSymbols, self).run(args)
         self._init(args)
         slog(NOTICE, "running")
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class CmdAddCppNamespace(Cmd):
 
     # overriding
     def run(self, args):
-        if args.regex is not None:
+        if args.name_regex is not None:
             return super(CmdAddCppNamespace, self).run(args)
         self._init(args)
         slog(NOTICE, "running")