diff --git a/R/compare.R b/R/compare.R
index 96791f5..0f069fa 100644
--- a/R/compare.R
+++ b/R/compare.R
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #'    \code{table_b} and columns "n_diffs" showing the number of values which
 #'    are different between the two tables, "class_a"/"class_b" the class of the
 #'    column in each table, and "value_diffs" a (nested) data frame showing
-#'    the the values in each table which are unequal and the \code{by} columns
+#'    the the row indices with differing values
 #'  }
 #'  \item{unmatched_cols}{
 #'    A data frame with one row per column which is in one input table but
diff --git a/man/compare.Rd b/man/compare.Rd
index d103bee..79e4cae 100644
--- a/man/compare.Rd
+++ b/man/compare.Rd
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ A data frame with one row per column common to \code{table_a} and
 \code{table_b} and columns "n_diffs" showing the number of values which
 are different between the two tables, "class_a"/"class_b" the class of the
 column in each table, and "value_diffs" a (nested) data frame showing
-the the values in each table which are unequal and the \code{by} columns
+the the row indices with differing values
 }
 \item{unmatched_cols}{
 A data frame with one row per column which is in one input table but