diff --git a/programs/notepad/notepad.man.in b/programs/notepad/notepad.man.in
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 .SH NAME
 notepad \- Wine text editor
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR "notepad "\fI[text\ file]\fR "
+.B notepad
+.RI [ text\ file ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B notepad
 is the Wine text editor, designed to be compatible with its Microsoft Windows counterpart.