diff --git a/man/depmod.8.scd b/man/depmod.8.scd
index 8cb6449..80cc48d 100644
--- a/man/depmod.8.scd
+++ b/man/depmod.8.scd
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ rather than the current kernel version (as returned by *uname -r*).
 	than running *depmod* again later.
 
 *-o* _outdir_, *--outdir* _outdir_
-	Set the output directory where depmod will store any generated file.
-	_ outdir_ serves as a root to that location, similar to how _basedir_ is
+	Set the output directory where *depmod* will store any generated file.
+	_outdir_ serves as a root to that location, similar to how _basedir_ is
 	used. Also this setting takes precedence and if used together with
 	_basedir_ it will result in the input being that directory, but the output
 	being the one set by _outdir_.
diff --git a/man/depmod.d.5.scd b/man/depmod.d.5.scd
index 9c42478..4e05b93 100644
--- a/man/depmod.d.5.scd
+++ b/man/depmod.d.5.scd
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ override _modulename_ _kernelversion_ _modulesubdirectory_
 	This command allows you to override which version of a specific module
 	will be used when more than one module sharing the same name is
 	processed by the *depmod* command. It is possible to specify one kernel
-	or all kernels using the \* wildcard. _ modulesubdirectory_ is the name
+	or all kernels using the \* wildcard. _modulesubdirectory_ is the name
 	of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location)
 	where the target module is installed.
 
diff --git a/man/modprobe.8.scd b/man/modprobe.8.scd
index 653fbd9..aac3a74 100644
--- a/man/modprobe.8.scd
+++ b/man/modprobe.8.scd
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ modprobe - Add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 
-*modprobe* [*-v*] [*-V*] [*-C *_config-file_] [*-n*] [*-i*] [*-q*] [*-b*] [_modulename_]
+*modprobe* [*-v*] [*-V*] [*-C* _config-file_] [*-n*] [*-i*] [*-q*] [*-b*] [_modulename_]
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[_module parameters_...]
 
 *modprobe* [*-r*] [*-v*] [*-n*] [*-i*] [_modulename_...]
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ modprobe - Add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
 
 *modprobe* intelligently adds or removes a module from the Linux kernel: note
 that for convenience, there is no difference between \_ and - in module names
-(automatic underscore conversion is performed). * modprobe* looks in the module
+(automatic underscore conversion is performed). *modprobe* looks in the module
 directory @DISTCONFDIR@/`uname -r` for all the modules and other files, except
 for the optional configuration files in the /etc/modprobe.d directory (see
-*modprobe.d*(5)). * modprobe* will also use module options specified on the
+*modprobe.d*(5)). *modprobe* will also use module options specified on the
 kernel command line in the form of <module>.<option> and blacklists in the form
 of modprobe.blacklist=<module>.
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ database.
 	itself. This produces a (possibly empty) set of module filenames, one
 	per line, each starting with "insmod" and is typically used by
 	distributions to determine which modules to include when generating
-	initrd/initramfs images. * Install* commands which apply are shown
+	initrd/initramfs images. *Install* commands which apply are shown
 	prefixed by "install". It does not run any of the install commands. Note
 	that *modinfo*(8) can be used to extract dependencies of a module from the
 	module itself, but knows nothing of aliases or install commands.
diff --git a/man/modprobe.d.5.scd b/man/modprobe.d.5.scd
index 93b9522..2907175 100644
--- a/man/modprobe.d.5.scd
+++ b/man/modprobe.d.5.scd
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ install _modulename_ _command..._
 options _modulename_ _option..._
 	This command allows you to add options to the module _modulename_ (which
 	might be an alias) every time it is inserted into the kernel: whether
-	directly (using *modprobe* _ modulename_) or because the module being
+	directly (using *modprobe* _modulename_) or because the module being
 	inserted depends on this module.
 
 	All options are added together: they can come from an *option* for the
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ remove _modulename_ _command..._
 
 softdep _modulename_ pre: _modules..._ post: _modules..._
 	The *softdep* command allows you to specify soft, or optional, module
-	dependencies. _ modulename_ can be used without these optional modules
+	dependencies. _modulename_ can be used without these optional modules
 	installed, but usually with some features missing. For example, a driver
 	for a storage HBA might require another module be loaded in order to use
 	management features.
