diff --git a/rust/rhg/src/commands/cat.rs b/rust/rhg/src/commands/cat.rs
--- a/rust/rhg/src/commands/cat.rs
+++ b/rust/rhg/src/commands/cat.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             Arg::with_name("rev")
                 .help("search the repository as it is in REV")
                 .short("-r")
-                .long("--revision")
+                .long("--rev")
                 .value_name("REV")
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 .multiple(true)
                 .empty_values(false)
                 .value_name("FILE")
-                .help("Activity to start: activity@category"),
+                .help("Files to output"),
         )
         .about(HELP_TEXT)
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-rhg.t b/tests/test-rhg.t
--- a/tests/test-rhg.t
+++ b/tests/test-rhg.t
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
   file-3
   $ $NO_FALLBACK rhg cat -r cf8b83 file-2
   2
+  $ $NO_FALLBACK rhg cat --rev cf8b83 file-2
+  2
   $ $NO_FALLBACK rhg cat -r c file-2
   abort: ambiguous revision identifier: c
   [255]