diff --git a/man/backup.d.5 b/man/backup.d.5
index fd5c9b2adca5335f97939afa875d09c3ffa63ffb..6bf8a33bcd01587cd5818de56ab20079cf7a7733 100644
--- a/man/backup.d.5
+++ b/man/backup.d.5
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Example templates for the action configuration files can be found in /usr/share/
 
 .SH SCHEDULING
 
-By default, each configuration file is processed everyday at 01:00 (1 AM). This can be changed by specifying the 'when' option in a backup action's config file or in the global configuration file. Special value 'manual' will disable scheduling for the backup action. It is possible to run the backup action manually by invoking \fBninjahelper(1)\fP with --run command line argument.
+By default, each configuration file is processed everyday at 01:00 (1 AM). This can be changed by specifying the 'when' option in a backup action's config file or in the global configuration file. Special value 'manual' will disable scheduling for the backup action. It is possible to run the backup action manually by invoking \fBninjahelper(1)\fP with \-\-run command line argument.
 
 For example:
   when = sundays at 02:00
diff --git a/man/backupninja.1 b/man/backupninja.1
index 4363222c1441961a95a183fca3e9a66dd0ce1a68..b1d28758d5f9c404fa3b68a95e76826609cbf2ba 100644
--- a/man/backupninja.1
+++ b/man/backupninja.1
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ Then, vital parts of the file system, including /var/backups, are nightly pushed
 .TP
 In order for this to work (ie for diff-backup to run unattended), you must create ssh keys on the source server and copy the public key to the remote user's authorized keys file. For example:
 .br
-root@srchost# ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
+root@srchost# ssh-keygen \-t rsa \-b 4096
 .br
-root@srchost# ssh-copy-id -i /root/.ssh/id_dsa.pub backup@desthost
+root@srchost# ssh-copy-id \-i /root/.ssh/id_dsa.pub backup@desthost
 .TP
 Now, you should be able to ssh from user 'root' on srchost to user 'backup' on desthost without specifying a password. When prompted for a password by ssh-keygen, just leave it blank by hitting return. The "wizard" \fBninjahelper(1)\fP will walk you through these steps.
 
diff --git a/man/backupninja.conf.5 b/man/backupninja.conf.5
index 7911fdff9b1732e332a9b4281ff47bc99b0e2516..50e0238f81910bb08aa97c8eb75a28349a160c51 100644
--- a/man/backupninja.conf.5
+++ b/man/backupninja.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ BACKUPNINJA.CONF \- Configuration file(s) for \fBbackupninja (1)\fP.
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B backupninja.conf
-is the general configuration file. In this file you can set the log level and change the default directory locations.  You can force a different general configuration file with "backupninja -f /path/to/conf".
+is the general configuration file. In this file you can set the log level and change the default directory locations.  You can force a different general configuration file with "backupninja \-f /path/to/conf".
 
 .SH OPTIONS