diff --git a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ln.hs b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ln.hs
index d1d87e4..d29a462 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ln.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ln.hs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Streamly.Coreutils.Ln
     ( ln
 
     -- * Options
-    , Ln
+    , LnOptions
     , force
     , symbolic
     )
@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ import qualified System.PosixCompat.Files as Posix
 import Streamly.FileSystem.Path (Path)
 import qualified Streamly.FileSystem.Path as Path
 
-data Ln = Ln
+data LnOptions = LnOptions
     { lnForce :: Bool
     , lnSymbolic :: Bool
     }
 
-defaultConfig :: Ln
-defaultConfig = Ln False False
+defaultConfig :: LnOptions
+defaultConfig = LnOptions False False
 
-force :: Bool -> Ln -> Ln
+force :: Bool -> LnOptions -> LnOptions
 force opt cfg = cfg {lnForce = opt}
 
-symbolic :: Bool -> Ln -> Ln
+symbolic :: Bool -> LnOptions -> LnOptions
 symbolic opt cfg = cfg {lnSymbolic = opt}
 
-ln :: (Ln -> Ln) -> Path -> Path -> IO ()
+ln :: (LnOptions -> LnOptions) -> Path -> Path -> IO ()
 ln f src tgt = do
     let opt = f defaultConfig
     when (lnForce opt == False) $ do
diff --git a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ls.hs b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ls.hs
index 013ed16..5275858 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ls.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Ls.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Streamly.Coreutils.Ls
       ls
 
     -- * Options
-    , Ls
+    , LsOptions
     , recursive
     )
 where
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ import qualified Streamly.Internal.FileSystem.DirIO as Dir
 -- with newlines and short or long info in this API which are directly
 -- printable. In the "find" API we can return Path and structured Stat data
 -- instead for programmatic control.
-newtype Ls = Ls {lsRecursive :: Bool}
+newtype LsOptions = LsOptions {lsRecursive :: Bool}
 
-defaultConfig :: Ls
-defaultConfig = Ls False
+defaultConfig :: LsOptions
+defaultConfig = LsOptions False
 
-recursive :: Bool -> Ls -> Ls
+recursive :: Bool -> LsOptions -> LsOptions
 recursive opt cfg = cfg {lsRecursive = opt}
 
-ls :: (Ls -> Ls) -> Path -> Stream IO (Either Path Path)
+ls :: (LsOptions -> LsOptions) -> Path -> Stream IO (Either Path Path)
 ls f dir = do
     case lsRecursive (f defaultConfig) of
         False -> Dir.readEitherPaths id dir
diff --git a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Mv.hs b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Mv.hs
index f5f2140..7b3166f 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Mv.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Mv.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Streamly.Coreutils.Mv
       mv
 
     -- * Options
-    , Mv
+    , MvOptions
     , force
     )
 where
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ import System.Directory (doesPathExist, renamePath)
 import Streamly.FileSystem.Path (Path)
 import qualified Streamly.FileSystem.Path as Path
 
-newtype Mv = Mv {mvForce :: Bool}
+newtype MvOptions = MvOptions {mvForce :: Bool}
 
-defaultConfig :: Mv
-defaultConfig = Mv False
+defaultConfig :: MvOptions
+defaultConfig = MvOptions False
 
-force :: Bool -> Mv -> Mv
+force :: Bool -> MvOptions -> MvOptions
 force opt cfg = cfg {mvForce = opt}
 
-mv :: (Mv -> Mv) -> Path -> Path -> IO ()
+mv :: (MvOptions -> MvOptions) -> Path -> Path -> IO ()
 mv f old new = do
     let opt = f defaultConfig
         oldStr = Path.toString old
diff --git a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Stat.hs b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Stat.hs
index dacbe51..338f4b5 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Stat.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Stat.hs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Streamly.Coreutils.Stat
       stat
 
     -- * Options
-    , Stat
+    , StatOptions
     , followLinks
     ) where
 
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ import Streamly.FileSystem.Path (Path)
 import qualified Streamly.FileSystem.Path as Path
 import qualified System.PosixCompat.Files as Files
 
-newtype  Stat = Stat {deRef :: Bool}
+newtype  StatOptions = StatOptions {deRef :: Bool}
 
-defaultConfig :: Stat
-defaultConfig = Stat True
+defaultConfig :: StatOptions
+defaultConfig = StatOptions True
 
-followLinks :: Bool -> Stat -> Stat
+followLinks :: Bool -> StatOptions -> StatOptions
 followLinks opt cfg = cfg {deRef = opt}
 
-stat :: (Stat -> Stat) -> Path -> IO FileStatus
+stat :: (StatOptions -> StatOptions) -> Path -> IO FileStatus
 stat f path = do
     let opt = f defaultConfig
     case deRef opt of
diff --git a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Tail.hs b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Tail.hs
index e0dd665..c9c7438 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Tail.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Tail.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module Streamly.Coreutils.Tail
       tail
 
     -- * Options
-    , Tail
+    , TailOptions
     , follow
     , lines
     , bytes
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ import qualified Streamly.System.Command as Command
 
 import Prelude hiding (tail, lines)
 
-data Tail = Tail
+data TailOptions = TailOptions
     { _follow :: Bool
     , _offset :: Either Int Int -- Left = lines, Right = bytes
     , _reverse :: Bool
     }
 
-defaultConfig :: Tail
-defaultConfig = Tail
+defaultConfig :: TailOptions
+defaultConfig = TailOptions
     { _follow = False
     , _offset = Left 10
     , _reverse = False -- False means default i.e. from the end
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ defaultConfig = Tail
 -- | Run forever following any appends to the file.
 --
 -- Same as @--follow@ flag in the standard tail command.
-follow :: Bool -> Tail -> Tail
+follow :: Bool -> TailOptions -> TailOptions
 follow opt cfg = cfg {_follow = opt}
 
 -- Note we could have used negative offset to indicate from the end and
@@ -63,20 +63,20 @@ follow opt cfg = cfg {_follow = opt}
 
 -- | Read the specified number of lines at the end of the file.
 --
-lines :: Int -> Tail -> Tail
+lines :: Int -> TailOptions -> TailOptions
 lines x cfg = cfg {_offset = Left x, _reverse = False}
 
 -- | Read the specified number of bytes at the end of the file.
 --
-bytes :: Int -> Tail -> Tail
+bytes :: Int -> TailOptions -> TailOptions
 bytes x cfg = cfg {_offset = Right x, _reverse = False}
 
 -- | Read from the specified line number up to the end of file.
-fromLine :: Int -> Tail -> Tail
+fromLine :: Int -> TailOptions -> TailOptions
 fromLine x cfg = cfg {_offset = Left x, _reverse = True}
 
 -- | Read from the specified byte count up to the end of file.
-fromByte :: Int -> Tail -> Tail
+fromByte :: Int -> TailOptions -> TailOptions
 fromByte x cfg = cfg {_offset = Right x, _reverse = True}
 
 -- XXX Replace the "tail" shell command with Haskell native implementation. A
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fromByte x cfg = cfg {_offset = Right x, _reverse = True}
 --
 -- Note: currently this function depends on the @tail@ executable being
 -- installed in the PATH.
-tail :: (Tail -> Tail) -> Path -> Stream IO (Array Word8)
+tail :: (TailOptions -> TailOptions) -> Path -> Stream IO (Array Word8)
 tail modifier path =
     let p = Path.toString path
         cfg = modifier defaultConfig
diff --git a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Touch.hs b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Touch.hs
index 93649d9..7bcf3fd 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Touch.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Coreutils/Touch.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Streamly.Coreutils.Touch
       touch
 
     -- * Options
-    , Touch
+    , TouchOptions
     , create -- XXX rename for conflicts
     , followLinks -- XXX this is a common option in multiple commands
     )
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@ import qualified System.Posix.Files as Posix (touchSymbolicLink)
 #endif
 import qualified System.PosixCompat.Files as Posix
 
-data Touch = Touch
+data TouchOptions = TouchOptions
     {
       createNew :: Bool
     , deRef :: Bool   -- touch the referenced file for symbolic link
     }
 
-defaultConfig :: Touch
-defaultConfig = Touch True True
+defaultConfig :: TouchOptions
+defaultConfig = TouchOptions True True
 
 -- | Default is 'True'.
-followLinks :: Bool -> Touch -> Touch
+followLinks :: Bool -> TouchOptions -> TouchOptions
 followLinks opt cfg = cfg {deRef = opt}
 
 -- | Default is 'True'.
-create :: Bool -> Touch -> Touch
+create :: Bool -> TouchOptions -> TouchOptions
 create opt cfg = cfg {createNew = opt}
 
 -- | If the file does not exist create it only if both followLinks and create
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ create opt cfg = cfg {createNew = opt}
 -- * create True
 -- * followLinks True
 --
-touch :: (Touch -> Touch) -> Path -> IO ()
+touch :: (TouchOptions -> TouchOptions) -> Path -> IO ()
 touch f path = do
     let opt = f defaultConfig
         pathStr = Path.toString path