--- a/doc/interpreter/octave-config.1
+++ b/doc/interpreter/octave-config.1
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@
 .SH NAME
 octave-config - GNU Octave component and library information retrieval
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR octave-config\  [--m-site-dir]\ [--oct-site-dir]\ [-v|--version]\ 
-[-h|-?|--help]
+.B octave-config
+.RI [ options ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
-\fIoctave-config\fP is a tool to obtain directory information for 
+.B octave-config
+is a tool to obtain directory information for 
 .I .oct
 and 
 .I .m
 files for
 .BR octave (1).
 .SH OPTIONS
-\fIoctave-config\fP accepts the following options:
+.B octave-config
+accepts the following options:
 .TP 8
 .B \--m-site-dir
 Display the main directory for local, or site-specific, .m script files.
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@
 .TP 8
 .B \-h|-?|--help
 Display a help page about
-\fIoctave-config\fP
+.B octave-config
 .SH AUTHOR
 John W. Eaton <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu>