diff --git a/man/date.x b/man/date.x
index 991facd5f..46fcfe978 100644
--- a/man/date.x
+++ b/man/date.x
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ date \- print or set the system date and time
 [\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fB+\fR\fI\,FORMAT\/\fR]
 .br
 .B date
-[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fIMMDDhhmm\/\fR[[\fI\,CC\/\fR]\fI\,YY\/\fR][\fB.\fI\,ss\/\fR]
+[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \
+\fIMMDDhhmm\/\fR[[\fI\,CC\/\fR]\fI\,YY\/\fR][\fB.\fI\,ss\/\fR]
 [DESCRIPTION]
 .\" Add any additional description here
 [DATE STRING]