diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7
index cd238d2da..cacc2448e 100644
--- a/man7/man-pages.7
+++ b/man7/man-pages.7
@@ -858,9 +858,9 @@ Example programs should be laid out according to Kernighan and
 Ritchie style, with 4-space indents.
 (Avoid the use of TAB characters in source code!)
 The following command can be used to format your source code to
-the preferred style:
+something close to the preferred style:
 
-    indent \-npro \-kr \-i4 \-ts4 \-sob \-l80 \-ss \-nut \-psl prog.c
+    indent \-npro \-kr \-i4 \-ts4 \-sob \-l72 \-ss \-nut \-psl prog.c
 .IP *
 For consistency, all example programs should terminate using either of: