diff --git a/doc/manpages/swift-account-info.1 b/doc/manpages/swift-account-info.1
index 6ed781a5b7..80504bf2fb 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/swift-account-info.1
+++ b/doc/manpages/swift-account-info.1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .LP
 .B swift-account-info
-[ACCOUNT_DB_FILE] [options]
+<account_db_file> [options]
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
diff --git a/doc/manpages/swift-container-info.1 b/doc/manpages/swift-container-info.1
index ee79519597..f551682ef8 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/swift-container-info.1
+++ b/doc/manpages/swift-container-info.1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .LP
 .B swift-container-info
-[CONTAINER_DB_FILE] [options]
+<container_db_file> [options]
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
diff --git a/doc/manpages/swift-object-info.1 b/doc/manpages/swift-object-info.1
index f6f9a9533c..907b3efe34 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/swift-object-info.1
+++ b/doc/manpages/swift-object-info.1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .LP
 .B swift-object-info
-[OBJECT_FILE] [options]
+<object_file> [options]
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP