diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt
index a415fe24c3..02cabc935e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-am.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-am.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ git-am - Apply a series of patches in a mailbox
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-am' [--signoff] [--dotest=<dir>] [--utf8] [--binary] [--3way] <mbox>...
 'git-am' [--skip | --resolved]
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 626e281596..51c7d47092 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ git-apply - Apply patch on a git index file and a work tree
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-apply' [--stat] [--numstat] [--summary] [--check] [--index] [--apply] [--no-add] [--index-info] [--allow-binary-replacement] [-z] [<patch>...]
+[verse]
+'git-apply' [--stat] [--numstat] [--summary] [--check] [--index] [--apply]
+	  [--no-add] [--index-info] [--allow-binary-replacement] [-z]
+	  [<patch>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-archimport.txt b/Documentation/git-archimport.txt
index fe57fe1e92..023d3ae7b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-archimport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-archimport.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ git-archimport - Import an Arch repository into git
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-`git-archimport` [ -h ] [ -v ] [ -o ] [ -a ] [ -f ] [ -T ]
-                 [ -D depth ] [ -t tempdir ] 
-                 <archive/branch> [ <archive/branch> ]
+[verse]
+`git-archimport` [-h] [-v] [-o] [-a] [-f] [-T] [-D depth] [-t tempdir]
+               <archive/branch> [ <archive/branch> ]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index 9a7700fa7f..504eb1b16a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type information for repository objects
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-cat-file' (-t | -s | -e | <type>) <object>
+'git-cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | <type>] <object>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
index 9f32c65aab..2a1e526c6a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ git-checkout-index - Copy files from the index to the working directory
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-checkout-index' [-u] [-q] [-a] [-f] [-n] [--prefix=<string>]
-	[--stage=<number>] [--] <file>...
+		   [--stage=<number>] [--] <file>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 8410a6d381..ffa4fb0a03 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ git-clone - Clones a repository.
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-clone' [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [-u <upload-pack>] <repository> [<directory>]
+[verse]
+'git-clone' [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [-u <upload-pack>]
+	  <repository> [<directory>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 8b91f221fe..e0ff74f648 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ git-commit - Record your changes
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-commit' [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>] [-e] [--] <file>...
+[verse]
+'git-commit' [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>]
+	   [-e] [--] <file>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
index 91def2b515..13cbf3ba67 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ git-cvsexportcommit - Export a commit to a CVS checkout
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-git-cvsexportcommmit.perl 
-                        [ -h ] [ -v ] [ -c ] [ -p ] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID 
+'git-cvsexportcommmit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-p] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
index f89b251e1e..01ca7ef96f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ git-cvsimport - Import a CVS repository into git
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-cvsimport' [ -o <branch-for-HEAD> ] [ -h ] [ -v ]
-			[ -d <CVSROOT> ] [ -p <options-for-cvsps> ]
-			[ -C <git_repository> ] [ -i ] [ -P <file> ] [ -k ]
-			[ -s <subst> ] [ -m ] [ -M regex ] [ <CVS_module> ]
+[verse]
+'git-cvsimport' [-o <branch-for-HEAD>] [-h] [-v] [-d <CVSROOT>] [-s <subst>]
+	      [-p <options-for-cvsps>] [-C <git_repository>] [-i] [-P <file>]
+	      [-m] [-M regex] [<CVS_module>]
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index 2a8f371ec9..33f3320e28 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ git-daemon - A really simple server for git repositories.
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--inetd | --port=n] [--export-all]
-             [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--strict-paths] [directory...]
+           [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--strict-paths] [directory...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
index f2312f4d78..91fb130497 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ git-diff-tree - Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree object
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--no-commit-id] [--pretty] [-t] [-r] [--root] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...]
+[verse]
+'git-diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--no-commit-id] [--pretty] [-t] [-r]
+	      [--root] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index d7ca2dbb22..47705de4fc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ git-format-patch - Prepare patches for e-mail submission.
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [-s] [-c] [--mbox] [--diff-options] <his> [<mine>]
+[verse]
+'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [-s] [-c] [--mbox]
+		 [--diff-options] <his> [<mine>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ git-format-patch -M -B origin::
 
 See Also
 --------
-gitlink:git-am[1], gitlink:git-send-email
+gitlink:git-am[1], gitlink:git-send-email[1]
 
 
 Author
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt
index bab1f6080c..387b435484 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ git-fsck-objects - Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-fsck-objects' [--tags] [--root] [--unreachable] [--cache] [--standalone | --full] [--strict] [<object>*]
+[verse]
+'git-fsck-objects' [--tags] [--root] [--unreachable] [--cache]
+		 [--standalone | --full] [--strict] [<object>*]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index 0175793483..2bfd8edbc8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-grep - print lines matching a pattern
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-grep' <option>... <pattern> <path>...
+'git-grep' [<option>...] <pattern> [<path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ OPTIONS
 	The pattern to look for.
 
 <path>...::
-
 	Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched;
 	passed to `git-ls-files`.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt
index 1116e855d6..bc1a132891 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ git-http-fetch(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-http-fetch - Downloads a remote git repository via HTTP
+git-http-fetch - downloads a remote git repository via HTTP
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-http-fetch' [-c] [-t] [-a] [-d] [-v] [-w filename] [--recover] commit-id url
+'git-http-fetch' [-c] [-t] [-a] [-d] [-v] [-w filename] [--recover] <commit> <url>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index 75c9968004..f9146f1900 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ git-rev-list - Lists commit objects in reverse chronological order
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-rev-list' [ \--max-count=number ]
-	[ \--max-age=timestamp ]
-	[ \--min-age=timestamp ]
-	[ \--sparse ]
-	[ \--no-merges ]
-	[ \--all ]
-	[ [ \--merge-order [ \--show-breaks ] ] | [ \--topo-order ] | ]
-	[ \--parents ]
-	[ \--objects [ \--unpacked ] ]
-	[ \--pretty | \--header | ]
-	[ \--bisect ]
-	<commit>... [ \-- <paths>... ]
+	     [ \--max-age=timestamp ]
+	     [ \--min-age=timestamp ]
+	     [ \--sparse ]
+	     [ \--no-merges ]
+	     [ \--all ]
+	     [ [ \--merge-order [ \--show-breaks ] ] | [ \--topo-order ] ]
+	     [ \--parents ]
+	     [ \--objects [ \--unpacked ] ]
+	     [ \--pretty | \--header ]
+	     [ \--bisect ]
+	     <commit>... [ \-- <paths>... ]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------