diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 0df21321e5..379bea645d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git stash' list [<log-options>]
-'git stash' show [-u|--include-untracked|--only-untracked] [<diff-options>] [<stash>]
-'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
-'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
+'git stash' show [-u | --include-untracked | --only-untracked] [<diff-options>] [<stash>]
+'git stash' drop [-q | --quiet] [<stash>]
+'git stash' (pop | apply) [--index] [-q | --quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' [push [-p|--patch] [-S|--staged] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
-	     [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [(-m|--message) <message>]
+'git stash' [push [-p | --patch] [-S | --staged] [-k | --[no-]keep-index] [-q | --quiet]
+	     [-u | --include-untracked] [-a | --all] [(-m | --message) <message>]
 	     [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
 	     [--] [<pathspec>...]]
 'git stash' clear
 'git stash' create [<message>]
-'git stash' store [(-m|--message) <message>] [-q|--quiet] <commit>
+'git stash' store [(-m | --message) <message>] [-q | --quiet] <commit>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/builtin/stash.c b/builtin/stash.c
index 0fc359e9d3..7d82ead676 100644
--- a/builtin/stash.c
+++ b/builtin/stash.c
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@
 static const char * const git_stash_usage[] = {
 	N_("git stash list [<options>]"),
 	N_("git stash show [<options>] [<stash>]"),
-	N_("git stash drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
-	N_("git stash ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
+	N_("git stash drop [-q | --quiet] [<stash>]"),
+	N_("git stash (pop | apply) [--index] [-q | --quiet] [<stash>]"),
 	N_("git stash branch <branchname> [<stash>]"),
 	"git stash clear",
-	N_("git stash [push [-p|--patch] [-S|--staged] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]\n"
-	   "          [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [(-m|--message) <message>]\n"
+	N_("git stash [push [-p | --patch] [-S | --staged] [-k | --[no-]keep-index] [-q | --quiet]\n"
+	   "          [-u | --include-untracked] [-a | --all] [(-m | --message) <message>]\n"
 	   "          [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]\n"
 	   "          [--] [<pathspec>...]]"),
-	N_("git stash save [-p|--patch] [-S|--staged] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]\n"
-	   "          [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]"),
+	N_("git stash save [-p | --patch] [-S | --staged] [-k | --[no-]keep-index] [-q | --quiet]\n"
+	   "          [-u | --include-untracked] [-a | --all] [<message>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ static const char * const git_stash_show_usage[] = {
 };
 
 static const char * const git_stash_drop_usage[] = {
-	N_("git stash drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
+	N_("git stash drop [-q | --quiet] [<stash>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
 static const char * const git_stash_pop_usage[] = {
-	N_("git stash pop [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
+	N_("git stash pop [--index] [-q | --quiet] [<stash>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
 static const char * const git_stash_apply_usage[] = {
-	N_("git stash apply [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
+	N_("git stash apply [--index] [-q | --quiet] [<stash>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -73,20 +73,20 @@ static const char * const git_stash_clear_usage[] = {
 };
 
 static const char * const git_stash_store_usage[] = {
-	N_("git stash store [(-m|--message) <message>] [-q|--quiet] <commit>"),
+	N_("git stash store [(-m | --message) <message>] [-q | --quiet] <commit>"),
 	NULL
 };
 
 static const char * const git_stash_push_usage[] = {
-	N_("git stash [push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]\n"
-	   "          [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [(-m|--message) <message>]\n"
+	N_("git stash [push [-p | --patch] [-k | --[no-]keep-index] [-q | --quiet]\n"
+	   "          [-u | --include-untracked] [-a | --all] [(-m | --message) <message>]\n"
 	   "          [--] [<pathspec>...]]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
 static const char * const git_stash_save_usage[] = {
-	N_("git stash save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]\n"
-	   "               [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]"),
+	N_("git stash save [-p | --patch] [-k | --[no-]keep-index] [-q | --quiet]\n"
+	   "               [-u | --include-untracked] [-a | --all] [<message>]"),
 	NULL
 };