diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index 074761801..8b83ea9b1 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ Use "-C -" to tell curl to automatically find out where/how to resume the
 transfer. It then uses the given output/input files to figure that out.
 
 If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.
+.IP "---create-dirs"
+When used in conjunction with the -o option, curl will create the necessary 
+local directory hierarchy as needed.
 .IP "--crlf"
 (FTP) Convert LF to CRLF in upload. Useful for MVS (OS/390).
 
@@ -426,7 +429,7 @@ or use several variables like:
 
 You may use this option as many times as you have number of URLs.
 
-See also the -@ option to create the local directories dynamically.
+See also the --create-dirs option to create the local directories dynamically.
 .IP "-O/--remote-name"
 Write output to a local file named like the remote file we get. (Only
 the file part of the remote file is used, the path is cut off.)
@@ -761,9 +764,6 @@ Make curl display progress information as a progress bar instead of the
 default statistics.
 
 If this option is used twice, the second will again disable the progress bar.
-.IP "-@/--create-dirs"
-When used in conjunction with the -o option, curl will create the necessary 
-local directory hierarchy as needed.
 .SH FILES
 .I ~/.curlrc
 .RS