diff --git a/src/test/README.md b/src/test/README.md
index f71e0771bf2..7e0f245ee8e 100644
--- a/src/test/README.md
+++ b/src/test/README.md
@@ -10,14 +10,19 @@ The build system is set up to compile an executable called `test_bitcoin`
 that runs all of the unit tests. The main source file for the test library is found in
 `util/setup_common.cpp`.
 
+The examples in this document assume the build directory is named
+`build`. You'll need to adapt them if you named it differently.
+
 ### Compiling/running unit tests
 
 Unit tests will be automatically compiled if dependencies were met
 during the generation of the Bitcoin Core build system
 and tests weren't explicitly disabled.
 
-Assuming the build directory is named `build`, the unit tests can be run
-with `ctest --test-dir build`, which includes unit tests from subtrees.
+The unit tests can be run with `ctest --test-dir build`, which includes unit
+tests from subtrees.
+
+Run `test_bitcoin --list_content` for the full list of tests.
 
 To run the unit tests manually, launch `build/src/test/test_bitcoin`. To recompile
 after a test file was modified, run `cmake --build build` and then run the test again. If you
@@ -35,34 +40,45 @@ the `src/qt/test/test_main.cpp` file.
 
 ### Running individual tests
 
-`test_bitcoin` accepts the command line arguments from the boost framework.
-For example, to run just the `getarg_tests` suite of tests:
+The `test_bitcoin` runner accepts command line arguments from the Boost
+framework. To see the list of arguments that may be passed, run:
+
+```
+test_bitcoin --help
+```
+
+For example, to run only the tests in the `getarg_tests` file, with full logging:
 
 ```bash
 build/src/test/test_bitcoin --log_level=all --run_test=getarg_tests
 ```
 
-`log_level` controls the verbosity of the test framework, which logs when a
-test case is entered, for example.
+or
 
-`test_bitcoin` also accepts some of the command line arguments accepted by
-`bitcoind`. Use `--` to separate these sets of arguments:
+```bash
+build/src/test/test_bitcoin -l all -t getarg_tests
+```
+
+or to run only the doubledash test in `getarg_tests`
 
 ```bash
-build/src/test/test_bitcoin --log_level=all --run_test=getarg_tests -- -printtoconsole=1
+build/src/test/test_bitcoin --run_test=getarg_tests/doubledash
 ```
 
-The `-printtoconsole=1` after the two dashes sends debug logging, which
-normally goes only to `debug.log` within the data directory, also to the
-standard terminal output.
+The `--log_level=` (or `-l`) argument controls the verbosity of the test output.
 
-... or to run just the doubledash test:
+The `test_bitcoin` runner also accepts some of the command line arguments accepted by
+`bitcoind`. Use `--` to separate these sets of arguments:
 
 ```bash
-build/src/test/test_bitcoin --run_test=getarg_tests/doubledash
+build/src/test/test_bitcoin --log_level=all --run_test=getarg_tests -- -printtoconsole=1
 ```
 
-`test_bitcoin` creates a temporary working (data) directory with a randomly
+The `-printtoconsole=1` after the two dashes sends debug logging, which
+normally goes only to `debug.log` within the data directory, to the
+standard terminal output as well.
+
+Running `test_bitcoin` creates a temporary working (data) directory with a randomly
 generated pathname within `test_common bitcoin/`, which in turn is within
 the system's temporary directory (see
 [`temp_directory_path`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/filesystem/temp_directory_path)).
@@ -97,8 +113,6 @@ If you run an entire test suite, such as `--run_test=getarg_tests`, or all the t
 (by not specifying `--run_test`), a separate directory
 will be created for each individual test.
 
-Run `test_bitcoin --help` for the full list of tests.
-
 ### Adding test cases
 
 To add a new unit test file to our test suite, you need