diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2b2e3d87..53726955 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-09-07  Frank Lanitz  <frank(at)frank(dot)uvena(dot)de>
+
+ * doc/geany.1.in: Little typgraphic update to use minus insted of
+   hyphen inside of thee man page.
+
+
 2008-09-01  Enrico Tröger  <enrico(dot)troeger(at)uvena(dot)de>
 
  * geany.glade, src/interface.c, src/dialogs.c, src/printing.c,
diff --git a/doc/geany.1.in b/doc/geany.1.in
index 43177b17..27b19b16 100644
--- a/doc/geany.1.in
+++ b/doc/geany.1.in
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ All additionally given files are ignored.
 .IP "\fB\fP    \fB\+number\fP         " 10
 Set initial line
 .I number
-for the first opened file (same as --line, do not put a space
+for the first opened file (same as \-\-line, do not put a space
 between the + sign and the number). E.g. "geany +7 foo.bar" will open the file foo.bar and
 place the cursor in line 7.
 .IP "\fB\fP    \fB\-\-column\fP         " 10
-Set initial column number for the first opened file (useful in conjunction with --line).
+Set initial column number for the first opened file (useful in conjunction with \-\-line).
 .IP "\fB-c\fP, \fB\-\-config\fP         " 10
 Use an alternate configuration directory. Default configuration directory is
 ~/.geany/ and there resides geany.conf and some template files.