--- a/sysctl.8
+++ b/sysctl.8
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-write\fR
 Use this option when you want to change a sysctl setting.
 .TP
-\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-load\fR[=\fIFILE\fR]
+\fB\-p\fR[\fIFILE\fR], \fB\-\-load\fR[=\fIFILE\fR]
 Load in sysctl settings from the file specified or /etc/sysctl.conf if none
 given.  Specifying \- as filename means reading data from standard input.
 .TP
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 .br
 /sbin/sysctl \-w kernel.domainname="example.com"
 .br
-/sbin/sysctl \-p /etc/sysctl.conf
+/sbin/sysctl \-p/etc/sysctl.conf
 .br
 /sbin/sysctl \-a \-\-pattern forward
 .br