diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.8.adoc b/disk-utils/fsck.8.adoc
index 703e9894a..803bd7455 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fsck.8.adoc
+++ b/disk-utils/fsck.8.adoc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fsck - check and repair a Linux filesystem
 
 == SYNOPSIS
 
-*fsck* [*-lsAVRTMNP*] [*-r* [_fd_]] [*-C* [_fd_] [*-t* _fstype_] [_filesystem_...] [*--*] [_fs-specific-options_]
+*fsck* [*-lsAVRTMNP*] [*-r* [_fd_]] [*-C* [_fd_]] [*-t* _fstype_] [_filesystem_...] [*--*] [_fs-specific-options_]
 
 == DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8.adoc b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8.adoc
index b8d242eb6..091e59120 100644
--- a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8.adoc
+++ b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8.adoc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sfdisk - display or manipulate a disk partition table
 
 *sfdisk* [options] _device_ [*-N* _partition-number_]
 
-*sfdisk* [options] _command_]
+*sfdisk* [options] _command_
 
 == DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/misc-utils/blkid.8.adoc b/misc-utils/blkid.8.adoc
index cea44c303..e178418ec 100644
--- a/misc-utils/blkid.8.adoc
+++ b/misc-utils/blkid.8.adoc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ blkid - locate/print block device attributes
 
 *blkid* *--label* _label_ | *--uuid* _uuid_
 
-*blkid* [*--no-encoding* *--garbage-collect* *--list-one* *--cache-file* _file_] [*--output* _format_][*--match-tag* _tag_] [*--match-token* _NAME=value_] [_device_...]
+*blkid* [*--no-encoding* *--garbage-collect* *--list-one* *--cache-file* _file_] [*--output* _format_] [*--match-tag* _tag_] [*--match-token* _NAME=value_] [_device_...]
 
 *blkid* *--probe* [*--offset* _offset_] [*--output* _format_] [*--size* _size_] [*--match-tag* _tag_] [*--match-types* _list_] [*--usages* _list_] [*--no-part-details*] _device_...
 
diff --git a/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc b/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc
index a2be0c286..fcc3c5106 100644
--- a/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc
+++ b/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ prlimit - get and set process resource limits
 
 == SYNOPSIS
 
-*prlimit* [options] [*--resource*=_limits_]] [*--pid* _PID_]
+*prlimit* [options] [*--resource*[=_limits_]] [*--pid* _PID_]
 
-*prlimit* [options] [*--resource*=_limits_]] _command_ [_argument_...]
+*prlimit* [options] [*--resource*[=_limits_]] _command_ [_argument_...]
 
 == DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/sys-utils/setarch.8.adoc b/sys-utils/setarch.8.adoc
index 9a36df8b0..70bfd8612 100644
--- a/sys-utils/setarch.8.adoc
+++ b/sys-utils/setarch.8.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ setarch - change reported architecture in new program environment and/or set per
 
 == SYNOPSIS
 
-*setarch* [_arch_] [options] (_program_ [_argument_...]]
+*setarch* [_arch_] [options] [_program_ [_argument_...]]
 
 *setarch* *--list*|*-h*|*-V*
 
diff --git a/sys-utils/unshare.1.adoc b/sys-utils/unshare.1.adoc
index 8e07399ef..f0fdf506f 100644
--- a/sys-utils/unshare.1.adoc
+++ b/sys-utils/unshare.1.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ unshare - run program in new namespaces
 
 == SYNOPSIS
 
-*unshare* [options] [_program_ [_arguments_]
+*unshare* [options] [_program_ [_arguments_]]
 
 == DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/term-utils/scriptreplay.1.adoc b/term-utils/scriptreplay.1.adoc
index 86b54ef9b..3f96a2d42 100644
--- a/term-utils/scriptreplay.1.adoc
+++ b/term-utils/scriptreplay.1.adoc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ scriptreplay - play back typescripts, using timing information
 
 == SYNOPSIS
 
-*scriptreplay* [options] [*-t*] _timingfile_ [_typescript_ [_divisor_]
+*scriptreplay* [options] [*-t*] _timingfile_ [_typescript_ [_divisor_]]
 
 == DESCRIPTION