diff --git a/man/gnuplot.1 b/man/gnuplot.1
index 93e605b18..b6c3d8c1b 100644
--- a/man/gnuplot.1
+++ b/man/gnuplot.1
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ Support for a huge variety of output devices and file formats.
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 \fB\-c scriptname ARG1 ARG2 ..., load script using gnuplot's "call" mechanism and pass it the remainder of the command line as arguments
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-\fB\-d, \-\-default\fP settings.  Do not read from gnuplotrc or ~/.gnuplot on entry.
+\fB\-d, \-\-default\-settings\fP settings.  Do not read from gnuplotrc or ~/.gnuplot on entry.
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 \fB\-e "command list"\fP executes the requested commands before loading the next input file.
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 \fB\-h, \-\-help\fP print summary of usage
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-\fB\-V\fP show current version
+\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP show current version
 .SH X11 OPTIONS
 For terminal type x11, \fIgnuplot\fP
 accepts the standard X Toolkit options and resources such as geometry, font,