diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index 830f0a2eff..411de2e27d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -93,47 +93,52 @@ OPTIONS
 	Print object information and contents for each object provided
 	on stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments
 	except `--textconv`, `--filters`, or `--use-mailmap`.
-	+
++
+--
 	* When used with `--textconv` or `--filters`, the input lines
 	  must specify the path, separated by whitespace. See the section
 	  `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
-	+
+
 	* When used with `--use-mailmap`, for commit and tag objects, the
 	  contents part of the output shows the identities replaced using the
 	  mailmap mechanism, while the information part of the output shows
 	  the size of the object as if it actually recorded the replacement
 	  identities.
+--
 
 --batch-check::
 --batch-check=<format>::
 	Print object information for each object provided on stdin. May not be
 	combined with any other options or arguments except `--textconv`, `--filters`
 	or `--use-mailmap`.
-	+
++
+--
 	* When used with `--textconv` or `--filters`, the input lines must
 	 specify the path, separated by whitespace. See the section
 	 `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
-	+
+
 	* When used with `--use-mailmap`, for commit and tag objects, the
 	  printed object information shows the size of the object as if the
 	  identities recorded in it were replaced by the mailmap mechanism.
+--
 
 --batch-command::
 --batch-command=<format>::
 	Enter a command mode that reads commands and arguments from stdin. May
 	only be combined with `--buffer`, `--textconv`, `--use-mailmap` or
 	`--filters`.
-	+
++
+--
 	* When used with `--textconv` or `--filters`, the input lines must
 	  specify the path, separated by whitespace. See the section
 	  `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
-	+
+
 	* When used with `--use-mailmap`, for commit and tag objects, the
 	  `contents` command shows the identities replaced using the
 	  mailmap mechanism, while the `info` command shows the size
 	  of the object as if it actually recorded the replacement
 	  identities.
-
+--
 +
 `--batch-command` recognizes the following commands:
 +