diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 70a3f0331f83b3..53b1c3e23f7557 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ git-clone - Clone a repository into a new directory
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-[verse]
-`git clone` [++--template=++__<template-directory>__]
-	  [`-l`] [`-s`] [`--no-hardlinks`] [`-q`] [`-n`] [`--bare`] [`--mirror`]
-	  [`-o` _<name>_] [`-b` _<name>_] [`-u` _<upload-pack>_] [`--reference` _<repository>_]
-	  [`--dissociate`] [`--separate-git-dir` _<git-dir>_]
-	  [`--depth` _<depth>_] [`--`[`no-`]`single-branch`] [`--no-tags`]
-	  [++--recurse-submodules++[++=++__<pathspec>__]] [`--`[`no-`]`shallow-submodules`]
-	  [`--`[`no-`]`remote-submodules`] [`--jobs` _<n>_] [`--sparse`] [`--`[`no-`]`reject-shallow`]
-	  [++--filter=++__<filter-spec>__] [`--also-filter-submodules`]] [`--`] _<repository>_
-	  [__<directory>__]
+[synopsis]
+git clone [--template=<template-directory>]
+	  [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror]
+	  [-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
+	  [--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>]
+	  [--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--no-tags]
+	  [--recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>]] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
+	  [--[no-]remote-submodules] [--jobs <n>] [--sparse] [--[no-]reject-shallow]
+	  [--filter=<filter-spec>] [--also-filter-submodules]] [--] <repository>
+	  [<directory>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
index 7cdc693e1c6872..eba67fdde83f50 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ git-init - Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-[verse]
-`git init` [`-q` | `--quiet`] [`--bare`] [++--template=++__<template-directory>__]
-	  [`--separate-git-dir` _<git-dir>_] [++--object-format=++__<format>__]
-	  [++--ref-format=++__<format>__]
-	  [`-b` _<branch-name>_ | ++--initial-branch=++__<branch-name>__]
-	  [`--shared`[++=++__<permissions>__]] [__<directory>__]
+[synopsis]
+git init [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template-directory>]
+	 [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--object-format=<format>]
+	 [--ref-format=<format>]
+	 [-b <branch-name> | --initial-branch=<branch-name>]
+	 [--shared[=<permissions>]] [<directory>]
 
 
 DESCRIPTION