wording tweak

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 444c51cc1fda99e7631c3d3838b824e4d8ede9f6..51a175b89894a40e7e84a6a09010cc13965d0c1b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -4009,8 +4009,8 @@ Print a line for each unpairable line in file @var{file-number}
 @end table
 
 In addition, when @sc{gnu} @code{join} is invoked with exactly one argument,
-options @samp{--help} and @samp{--version} are recognized.  @xref{Common
-options}.
+the @option{--help} and @option{--version} options are recognized.
+@xref{Common options}.
 
 
 @node Operating on characters