diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt
index d3ca9a90c..721e0351c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-archive.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-archive.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ git-archive - Creates an archive of files from a named tree
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-archive' --format=<fmt> [--list] [--prefix=<prefix>/] [<extra>]
 	      [--remote=<repo>] <tree-ish> [path...]
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
index 92e7a6872..5051e2bad 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ git-bundle - Move objects and refs by archive
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-bundle' create <file> [git-rev-list args]
 'git-bundle' verify <file>
 'git-bundle' list-heads <file> [refname...]
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt b/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
index e560b30c5..4913c2552 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summary] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
 git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summray] -F <file>
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
index f49b0d944..6df8e8500 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ git-for-each-ref - Output information on each ref
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-for-each-ref' [--count=<count>]\* [--shell|--perl|--python|--tcl] [--sort=<key>]\* [--format=<format>] [<pattern>]
+[verse]
+'git-for-each-ref' [--count=<count>]\*
+                   [--shell|--perl|--python|--tcl]
+                   [--sort=<key>]\* [--format=<format>] [<pattern>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt
index b7a49b9f5..226926964 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ git-index-pack - Build pack index file for an existing packed archive
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-index-pack' [-v] [-o <index-file>] <pack-file>
-'git-index-pack' --stdin [--fix-thin] [--keep] [-v] [-o <index-file>] [<pack-file>]
+'git-index-pack' --stdin [--fix-thin] [--keep] [-v] [-o <index-file>]
+                 [<pack-file>]
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
index 52a6aa6e8..9df0ab2d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ git-instaweb - Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-instaweb' [--local] [--httpd=<httpd>] [--port=<port>] [--browser=<browser>]
-
+[verse]
+'git-instaweb' [--local] [--httpd=<httpd>] [--port=<port>]
+               [--browser=<browser>]
 'git-instaweb' [--start] [--stop] [--restart]
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt
index dd9e2387f..51389ef37 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ git-local-fetch - Duplicate another git repository on a local system
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-local-fetch' [-c] [-t] [-a] [-d] [-v] [-w filename] [--recover] [-l] [-s] [-n] commit-id path
+[verse]
+'git-local-fetch' [-c] [-t] [-a] [-d] [-v] [-w filename] [--recover] [-l] [-s] [-n]
+                  commit-id path
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
index 5b5c4c865..d6c8bf800 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ git-name-rev - Find symbolic names for given revs
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-name-rev' [--tags] [--refs=<pattern>]
 	       ( --all | --stdin | <committish>... )
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4import.txt b/Documentation/git-p4import.txt
index 6edb9f12b..714abbe28 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4import.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4import.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ git-p4import - Import a Perforce repository into git
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-`git-p4import` [-q|-v] [--notags] [--authors <file>] [-t <timezone>] <//p4repo/path> <branch>
-
+[verse]
+`git-p4import` [-q|-v] [--notags] [--authors <file>] [-t <timezone>]
+               <//p4repo/path> <branch>
 `git-p4import` --stitch <//p4repo/path>
-
 `git-p4import`
 
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index f8cc2b543..e9ad10672 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v] [<repository> <refspec>...]
+[verse]
+'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
+           [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v] [<repository> <refspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 2f417a8f8..753b275a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ git-rebase - Forward-port local commits to the updated upstream head
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git-rebase' [-v] [--merge] [-C<n>] [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>]
-
 'git-rebase' --continue | --skip | --abort
 
 DESCRIPTION