diff --git a/man/man1/html2markdown.1.md b/man/man1/html2markdown.1.md
index 8c4bf1baf..bcb50fb1c 100644
--- a/man/man1/html2markdown.1.md
+++ b/man/man1/html2markdown.1.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ html2markdown - converts HTML to markdown-formatted text
# SYNOPSIS
-html2markdown [*pandoc-options*] [-- *special-options*] [*input-file* or
+html2markdown [*pandoc-options*] [\-- *special-options*] [*input-file* or
*URL*]
# DESCRIPTION
@@ -31,34 +31,34 @@ explicitly using the `-e` special option.
`pandoc`'s options may be used. See `pandoc`(1) for
a complete list. The following options are most relevant:
--s, --standalone
+-s, \--standalone
: Include title, author, and date information (if present) at the
top of markdown output.
--o *FILE*, --output=*FILE*
+-o *FILE*, \--output=*FILE*
: Write output to *FILE* instead of STDOUT.
---strict
+\--strict
: Use strict markdown syntax, with no extensions or variants.
---reference-links
+\--reference-links
: Use reference-style links, rather than inline links, in writing markdown
or reStructuredText.
--R, --parse-raw
+-R, \--parse-raw
: Parse untranslatable HTML codes as raw HTML.
--H *FILE*, --include-in-header=*FILE*
+-H *FILE*, \--include-in-header=*FILE*
: Include contents of *FILE* at the end of the header. Implies
`-s`.
--B *FILE*, --include-before-body=*FILE*
+-B *FILE*, \--include-before-body=*FILE*
: Include contents of *FILE* at the beginning of the document body.
--A *FILE*, --include-after-body=*FILE*
+-A *FILE*, \--include-after-body=*FILE*
: Include contents of *FILE* at the end of the document body.
--C *FILE*, --custom-header=*FILE*
+-C *FILE*, \--custom-header=*FILE*
: Use contents of *FILE*
as the document header (overriding the default header, which can be
printed using `pandoc -D markdown`). Implies `-s`.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ regular `pandoc` options by the delimiter \``--`', as in
html2markdown -o foo.txt -- -g 'curl -u bar:baz' -e latin1 \
www.foo.com
--e *encoding*, --encoding=*encoding*
+-e *encoding*, \--encoding=*encoding*
: Assume the character encoding *encoding* in reading HTML.
(Note: *encoding* will be passed to `iconv`; a list of
available encodings may be obtained using `iconv -l`.)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ regular `pandoc` options by the delimiter \``--`', as in
specified in this way, or if input is from STDIN, UTF-8 will be
assumed.
--g *command*, --grabber=*command*
+-g *command*, \--grabber=*command*
: Use *command* to fetch the contents of a URL. (By default,
`html2markdown` searches for an available program or text-based
browser to fetch the contents of a URL.)
diff --git a/man/man1/markdown2pdf.1.md b/man/man1/markdown2pdf.1.md
index 15238f93c..154c5bff1 100644
--- a/man/man1/markdown2pdf.1.md
+++ b/man/man1/markdown2pdf.1.md
@@ -39,26 +39,26 @@ latex setup, they can be obtained from <http://ctan.org>.
See `pandoc`(1) for a complete list.
The following options are most relevant:
--o *FILE*, --output=*FILE*
+-o *FILE*, \--output=*FILE*
: Write output to *FILE*.
---strict
+\--strict
: Use strict markdown syntax, with no extensions or variants.
--N, --number-sections
+-N, \--number-sections
: Number section headings in LaTeX output. (Default is not to number them.)
--H *FILE*, --include-in-header=*FILE*
+-H *FILE*, \--include-in-header=*FILE*
: Include (LaTeX) contents of *FILE* at the end of the header. Implies
`-s`.
--B *FILE*, --include-before-body=*FILE*
+-B *FILE*, \--include-before-body=*FILE*
: Include (LaTeX) contents of *FILE* at the beginning of the document body.
--A *FILE*, --include-after-body=*FILE*
+-A *FILE*, \--include-after-body=*FILE*
: Include (LaTeX) contents of *FILE* at the end of the document body.
--C *FILE*, --custom-header=*FILE*
+-C *FILE*, \--custom-header=*FILE*
: Use contents of *FILE*
as the LaTeX document header (overriding the default header, which can be
printed using `pandoc -D latex`). Implies `-s`.
diff --git a/man/man1/pandoc.1.md b/man/man1/pandoc.1.md
index 9cda839c3..a08b2c31b 100644
--- a/man/man1/pandoc.1.md
+++ b/man/man1/pandoc.1.md
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ to Pandoc. Or use `html2markdown`(1), a wrapper around `pandoc`.
# OPTIONS
--f *FORMAT*, -r *FORMAT*, --from=*FORMAT*, --read=*FORMAT*
+-f *FORMAT*, -r *FORMAT*, \--from=*FORMAT*, \--read=*FORMAT*
: Specify input format. *FORMAT* can be
`native` (native Haskell), `markdown` (markdown or plain text),
`rst` (reStructuredText), `html` (HTML), or `latex` (LaTeX).
--t *FORMAT*, -w *FORMAT*, --to=*FORMAT*, --write=*FORMAT*
+-t *FORMAT*, -w *FORMAT*, \--to=*FORMAT*, \--write=*FORMAT*
: Specify output format. *FORMAT* can be `native` (native Haskell),
`man` (groff man page),
`markdown` (markdown or plain text), `rst` (reStructuredText),
@@ -71,71 +71,71 @@ to Pandoc. Or use `html2markdown`(1), a wrapper around `pandoc`.
`docbook` (DocBook XML), `s5` (S5 HTML and javascript slide show),
or `rtf` (rich text format).
--s, --standalone
+-s, \--standalone
: Produce output with an appropriate header and footer (e.g. a
standalone HTML, LaTeX, or RTF file, not a fragment).
--o *FILE*, --output=*FILE*
+-o *FILE*, \--output=*FILE*
: Write output to *FILE* instead of STDOUT. If *FILE* is
\``-`', output will go to STDOUT.
--p, --preserve-tabs
+-p, \--preserve-tabs
: Preserve tabs instead of converting them to spaces.
---tab-stop=*TABSTOP*
+\--tab-stop=*TABSTOP*
: Specify tab stop (default is 4).
---strict
+\--strict
: Use strict markdown syntax, with no extensions or variants.
---reference-links
+\--reference-links
: Use reference-style links, rather than inline links, in writing markdown
or reStructuredText.
--R, --parse-raw
+-R, \--parse-raw
: Parse untranslatable HTML codes and LaTeX environments as raw HTML
or LaTeX, instead of ignoring them.
--S, --smart
+-S, \--smart
: Use smart quotes, dashes, and ellipses. (This option is significant
only when the input format is `markdown`. It is selected automatically
when the output format is `latex`.)
--m, --asciimathml
+-m, \--asciimathml
: Use ASCIIMathML to display embedded LaTeX math in HTML output.
--i, --incremental
+-i, \--incremental
: Make list items in S5 display incrementally (one by one).
--N, --number-sections
+-N, \--number-sections
: Number section headings in LaTeX output. (Default is not to number
them.)
--c *CSS*, --css=*CSS*
+-c *CSS*, \--css=*CSS*
: Link to a CSS style sheet. *CSS* is the pathname of the style sheet.
--H *FILE*, --include-in-header=*FILE*
+-H *FILE*, \--include-in-header=*FILE*
: Include contents of *FILE* at the end of the header. Implies `-s`.
--B *FILE*, --include-before-body=*FILE*
+-B *FILE*, \--include-before-body=*FILE*
: Include contents of *FILE* at the beginning of the document body.
--A *FILE*, --include-after-body=*FILE*
+-A *FILE*, \--include-after-body=*FILE*
: Include contents of *FILE* at the end of the document body.
--C *FILE*, --custom-header=*FILE*
+-C *FILE*, \--custom-header=*FILE*
: Use contents of *FILE* as the document header (overriding the
default header, which can be printed by using the `-D` option).
Implies `-s`.
--D *FORMAT*, --print-default-header=*FORMAT*
+-D *FORMAT*, \--print-default-header=*FORMAT*
: Print the default header for *FORMAT* (`html`, `s5`, `latex`,
`docbook`, `man`, `markdown`, `rst`, `rtf`).
--T *STRING*, --title-prefix=*STRING*
+-T *STRING*, \--title-prefix=*STRING*
: Specify *STRING* as a prefix to the HTML window title.
---dump-args
+\--dump-args
: Print information about command-line arguments to STDOUT, then exit.
The first line of output contains the name of the output file specified
with the `-o` option, or \``-`' (for STDOUT) if no output file was
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ to Pandoc. Or use `html2markdown`(1), a wrapper around `pandoc`.
after a \``--`' separator at the end of the line.
This option is intended primarily for use in wrapper scripts.
---ignore-args
+\--ignore-args
: Ignore command-line arguments (for use in wrapper scripts).
Regular Pandoc options are not ignored. Thus, for example,
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ to Pandoc. Or use `html2markdown`(1), a wrapper around `pandoc`.
: pandoc -o foo.html -s
--v, --version
+-v, \--version
: Print version.
--h, --help
+-h, \--help
: Show usage message.
# SEE ALSO