diff --git a/aucat/aucat.1 b/aucat/aucat.1
index ca4cc24..696963b 100644
--- a/aucat/aucat.1
+++ b/aucat/aucat.1
@@ -629,7 +629,8 @@ $ aucat -j off -r 96000 -C 2:3 -o file1.raw -C 6:7 -o file2.raw
 .Pp
 Split a stereo file into two mono files:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-$ aucat -n -j off -i stereo.wav -C 0:0 -o left.wav -C 1:1 -o right.wav
+$ aucat -n -j off -i stereo.wav -C 0:0 -o left.wav -C 1:1 \e
+	-o right.wav
 .Ed
 .Pp
 Start
diff --git a/aucat/aucat.c b/aucat/aucat.c
index 612ebbe..7576334 100644
--- a/aucat/aucat.c
+++ b/aucat/aucat.c
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ char aucat_usage[] = "usage: " PROG_AUCAT " [-dlMn] [-a flag] [-b nframes] "
     "[-w flag] [-x policy] [-z nframes]\n";
 
 char midicat_usage[] = "usage: " PROG_MIDICAT " [-dlM] [-a flag] "
-    "[-i file] [-L addr] [-s name] [-o file]\n\t"
-    "[-q port] [-U unit]\n";
+    "[-i file] [-L addr] [-o file] [-q port]\n\t"
+    "[-s name] [-U unit]\n";
 
 /*
  * SIGINT handler, it raises the quit flag. If the flag is already set,
diff --git a/aucat/midicat.1 b/aucat/midicat.1
index 34f2390..3e8d5a2 100644
--- a/aucat/midicat.1
+++ b/aucat/midicat.1
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ will accept connections from any address.
 Create a MIDI thru box.
 It merges any number of MIDI inputs and broadcasts the result
 to any number of MIDI outputs, similarly to a hardware MIDI thru box.
-Following MIDI ports
+Any MIDI ports
 .Pq Fl q
-and MIDI files
+or MIDI files
 .Pq Fl io
-will be subscribed to this thru box.
+specified after this option will be subscribed to this thru box.
 If sub-devices are exposed
 .Pq Fl s
 they behave like software MIDI ports,