--- hwclock.8-orig	2007-01-03 00:29:55.000000000 -0500
+++ hwclock.8	2007-01-03 01:11:00.000000000 -0500
@@ -2,35 +2,58 @@
 .SH NAME
 hwclock \- query and set the hardware clock (RTC)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR "hwclock \-r" " or " "hwclock \-\-show"
-.br
-.BR "hwclock \-w" " or " "hwclock \-\-systohc"
-.br
-.BR "hwclock \-s" " or " "hwclock \-\-hctosys" 
+.B hwclock 
+[
+.B -r | \-\-show 
+] [
+.B -w | \-\-systohc 
+] [
+.B -s | \-\-hctosys 
+] [
+.B -a | \-\-adjust
+] [
+.B -v | \-\-version 
+] 
 .br
-.BR "hwclock \-a" " or " "hwclock \-\-adjust"
+[
+.B \-\-set 
+] [
+.B \-\-date=newdate 
+]
 .br
-.BR "hwclock \-v" " or " "hwclock \-\-version"
+[
+.B \-\-getepoch
+] [
+.B \-\-setepoch \-\-epoch=\fIyear\fP\fR
+] 
 .br
-.B "hwclock \-\-set \-\-date=newdate"
+[
+.B \-u | \-\-utc
+] [
+.B \-\-localtime
+] [
+.B \-\-noadjfile
+] [
+.B \-\-directisa"
+] [
+.B \-\-test 
+] [
+.B \-D | \-\-debug
+]
 .br
-.B "hwclock \-\-getepoch"
+[
+.B \-A |\-\-arc
+] [
+.B \-J | \-\-jensen
+] [
+.B \-S|\-\-srm
+] [
+.B \-F|\-\-funky-toy
+]
 .br
-.B "hwclock \-\-setepoch \-\-epoch=year"
-.PP
-other options:
-.PP
-.B "[\-u|\-\-utc]  \-\-localtime  \-\-noadjfile \-\-directisa"
-.B "\-\-test [\-D|\-\-debug]"
-.PP
-and arcane options for DEC Alpha:
-.PP
-.B "[\-A|\-\-arc] [\-J|\-\-jensen] [\-S|\-\-srm] [\-F|\-\-funky-toy]"
-.PP
-Minimum unique abbreviations of all options are acceptable.
-.PP
-Also, \-h asks for a help message.
-
+[
+.B \-h
+]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B hwclock
 is a tool for accessing the Hardware Clock.  You can display the
@@ -45,6 +68,10 @@
 loses time at a certain rate if left to run).
 
 .SH OPTIONS
+Minimum unique abbreviations of all options are acceptable.
+.PP
+The option \-h asks for a help message.
+.PP
 You need exactly one of the following options to tell 
 .B hwclock 
 what function to perform: