--- a/9mount.1
+++ b/9mount.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 9mount, 9bind, 9umount \- mount/unmount 9p filesystems
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B 9mount
-[ insuvx ] [ -a SPEC ] [ -c CACHE ] [ -d DEBUG ] [ -m MSIZE ] DIAL MOUNTPT
+[ insuvx ] [ \-a SPEC ] [ \-c CACHE ] [ \-d DEBUG ] [ \-m MSIZE ] DIAL MOUNTPT
 .PP
 .B 9bind
 OLD NEW
@@ -22,48 +22,48 @@
 .br
 virtio!CHANNEL
 .br
--
+\-
 .PP
 where SOCKET is the name of a file representing a socket, HOST is a
 hostname, PORT is a port number or service name, and CHANNEL is a
-virtio channel name (currently ignored). - indicates that 9p messages
+virtio channel name (currently ignored). \- indicates that 9p messages
 should be read/written on stdin/stdout.
 .B 9mount
 has several options:
 .TP
--i
+\-i
 mount the file system with your uid/gid
 .TP
--n
+\-n
 dry-run, print mount command to stderr but don't actually mount anything
 .TP
--s
-single attach mode - all users accessing the mount point see the same
+\-s
+single attach mode \- all users accessing the mount point see the same
 filesystem (by default they'll each see a unique attach)
 .TP
--u
+\-u
 use the 9P2000.u extensions
 .TP
--v
+\-v
 use device mapping
 .TP
--x
+\-x
 exclusive access - other users cannot access the mount point
 .TP
--a SPEC
+\-a SPEC
 SPEC determines which file tree to mount when attaching to file servers that
 export multiple trees
 .TP
--c CACHE
+\-c CACHE
 turns on caching using CACHE mode. Currently only
 .I loose
 cache mode is available, which is suitable for exclusive read-only mounts.
 .TP
--d DEBUG
-comma seperated list of channels for which to enable debug output. Possible
+\-d DEBUG
+comma separated list of channels for which to enable debug output. Possible
 channels include: err, devel, 9p, vfs, conv, mux, trans, alloc, fcall.
 .TP
--m MSIZE
+\-m MSIZE
 specifies the maximum length of a single 9p message in bytes.
 .PP
 .B 9bind
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@
 the uname to provide to the server.
 .SH EXAMPLES
 .TP
-9mount -i 'unix!/tmp/ns.'$USER'.:0/factotum' $HOME/n/factotum
+9mount \-i 'unix!/tmp/ns.'$USER'.:0/factotum' $HOME/n/factotum
 mount p9p's factotum interface
 .TP
 9mount 'tcp!sources.cs.bell-labs.com' $HOME/n/sources
 import plan 9's "sources"
 .TP
-9mount -u -a/home/sqweek/mail 'tcp!wren!5640' $HOME/mail
+9mount \-u \-a/home/sqweek/mail 'tcp!wren!5640' $HOME/mail
 import my maildir from my server(wren), being served by ufs
 .TP
-9mount -i 'tcp!wren' $HOME/n/wren; 9bind $HOME/n/wren/home/sqweek/mail $HOME/mail
+9mount \-i 'tcp!wren' $HOME/n/wren; 9bind $HOME/n/wren/home/sqweek/mail $HOME/mail
 again importing my maildir, this time serving via u9fs
 .SH BUGS
 .B 9mount