--- a/src/doc/man/recollindex.1
+++ b/src/doc/man/recollindex.1
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@
.B find /path/to/dir \-print | recollindex \-f \-Z
.PP
.B recollindex \-r
-mostly works like -i, but the parameter is a single directory, which will
+mostly works like \-i, but the parameter is a single directory, which will
be recursively updated. This mostly does nothing more than
-.B find topdir | recollindex -i
+.B find topdir | recollindex \-i
but it may be more convenient to use when started from another program.
.PP
.B recollindex \-l