diff --git a/doc/gmdb2.txt b/doc/gmdb2.txt
index b657c72..9771272 100644
--- a/doc/gmdb2.txt
+++ b/doc/gmdb2.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   gmdb2 - GNOME UI for MDB Tools
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  gmdb2 [<database>]
+  gmdb2 [database]
 
 DESCRIPTION
   gmdb2 is a GNOME UI for MDB Tools.
diff --git a/doc/mdb-array.txt b/doc/mdb-array.txt
index ba3de94..a1524fd 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-array.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-array.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-array - Export data in an MDB database table to a C array.
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-array <database> <table>
+  mdb-array database table
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-array is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.
diff --git a/doc/mdb-export.txt b/doc/mdb-export.txt
index 52abcc9..5e99f19 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-export.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-export.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-export - Export data in an MDB database table to CSV format.
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-export [-H] [-d <delimiter>] [-R <row delim>] [[-Q] || [-q <quote> [-X <escape>]]] [-I] [-D <format>] <database> <table>
+  mdb-export [-H] [-d delimiter] [-R row_delim] [[-Q] | [-q quote [-X escape]]] [-I] [-D format] database table
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-export is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools. 
diff --git a/doc/mdb-header.txt b/doc/mdb-header.txt
index 98a96f5..47d2aa8 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-header.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-header.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-header - Write header file from an MDB database
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-header [<database>]
+  mdb-header [database]
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-header is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.
diff --git a/doc/mdb-hexdump.txt b/doc/mdb-hexdump.txt
index a2eb42d..be3b068 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-hexdump.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-hexdump.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-hexdump - Hexdump utility from MDB Tools
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-hexdump <file> [<page number>]
+  mdb-hexdump file [pagenumber]
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-hexdump is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.
diff --git a/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt b/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt
index 621fb29..294ebfb 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-parsecsv - Convert CSV table dump into C file.
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-parsecsv <file>
+  mdb-parsecsv file
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-parsecsv is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.
diff --git a/doc/mdb-prop.txt b/doc/mdb-prop.txt
index 482a120..3746d64 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-prop.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-prop.txt
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ NAME
   mdb-prop - Get properties list from MDB database
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-prop <database> <name> [<prop col>]
+  mdb-prop database name [propcol]
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-prop is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.
 
   Print a properties list from an MDB database.
 
-  <name> is the name of the table, querry, or other object.
+  name is the name of the table, querry, or other object.
 
-  <prop col> is the name of the system table MSysObjects' column containing properties. It defaults to LvProp.
+  propcol is the name of the system table MSysObjects' column containing properties. It defaults to LvProp.
 
 ENVIRONMENT
   MDB_JET3_CHARSET    Defines the charset of the input JET3 (access 97) file. Default is CP1252. See iconv(1).
diff --git a/doc/mdb-schema.txt b/doc/mdb-schema.txt
index 00f9ae2..9e0f62a 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-schema.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-schema.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-schema - Generate schema creation DDL
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-schema [options] <database> [<backend>]
+  mdb-schema [options] database [backend]
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-schema is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools. 
diff --git a/doc/mdb-sql.txt b/doc/mdb-sql.txt
index bac4348..227964f 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-sql.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-sql.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-sql - SQL interface to MDB Tools
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-sql [-HFp] [-d <delimiter>] [-i <file>] [-o <file>] [<database>]
+  mdb-sql [-HFp] [-d delimiter] [-i file] [-o file] [database]
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-sql is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools. 
diff --git a/doc/mdb-tables.txt b/doc/mdb-tables.txt
index a61373d..b56a361 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-tables.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-tables.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-tables - Get listing of tables in an MDB database
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-tables [-S] [-1 | -d<delimiter>] <database>
+  mdb-tables [-S] [-1 | -d delimiter] database
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-tables is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools. 
diff --git a/doc/mdb-ver.txt b/doc/mdb-ver.txt
index 3dc86e2..fc4d7a4 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-ver.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-ver.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME
   mdb-ver - Return the format of a given MDB database.
 
 SYNOPSIS
-  mdb-ver <database>
+  mdb-ver [-M] database
 
 DESCRIPTION
   mdb-ver is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.