diff --git a/src/lib/player/empmod.c b/src/lib/player/empmod.c
index 752e2ccd..aaeba203 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/empmod.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/empmod.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct cmndstr player_coms[] = {
     {"lookout <SHIPS>", 1, look, 0, NORM + CAP},
     {"lost", 0, lost, 0, NORM},
     {"lradar <UNITS | SECTS>", 1, lrad, C_MOD, NORM + CAP},
-    {"lretreat <UNITS|ARMY> <PATH> [i|h|b|c]",
+    {"lretreat <UNITS|ARMY> [<PATH> <i|h|b|c>]",
      1, lretr, C_MOD, NORM + CAP},
     {"lstat <UNITS>", 0, lsta, 0, NORM},
     {"ltend <COMM> <tender-SHIPS> <NUM> <UNITS>",
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ struct cmndstr player_coms[] = {
     {"report <NATS>", 0, repo, 0, 0},
     {"reset <lot #> <0|price>", 1, rese, C_MOD, NORM + CAP},
     {"resource <SECTS>", 0, reso, 0, NONVIS},
-    {"retreat <SHIPS|FLEET> <PATH> [i|t|s|h|b|d|u|c]",
+    {"retreat <SHIPS|FLEET> [<PATH> <i|t|s|h|b|d|u|c>]",
      1, retr, C_MOD, NORM + CAP},
     {"route <COMM> <SECTS>", 1, rout, C_MOD, NORM},
     {"sabotage <UNITS>", 1, sabo, C_MOD, NORM + MONEY + CAP},
diff --git a/tests/retreat/journal.log b/tests/retreat/journal.log
index 55a67a04..9e094500 100644
--- a/tests/retreat/journal.log
+++ b/tests/retreat/journal.log
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 1  y u
     Play#1 output Play#1 1 g   j
     Play#1 output Play#1 1  b n
-    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: retreat <SHIPS|FLEET> <PATH> [i|t|s|h|b|d|u|c]
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: retreat <SHIPS|FLEET> [<PATH> <i|t|s|h|b|d|u|c>]
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 640
     Play#1 input __cmd added 0 -1 0
     Play#1 command __cmd
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 4 Retreat conditions ('?' to list available ones)?
     Play#1 input junk
     Play#1 output Play#1 1 Bad retreat condition 'j'
-    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: retreat <SHIPS|FLEET> <PATH> [i|t|s|h|b|d|u|c]
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: retreat <SHIPS|FLEET> [<PATH> <i|t|s|h|b|d|u|c>]
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 639
     Play#1 input retr 2/3 bgyujnbgyujnbgyujn itshbdu
     Play#1 command retreat
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 1  y u
     Play#1 output Play#1 1 g   j
     Play#1 output Play#1 1  b n
-    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: lretreat <UNITS|ARMY> <PATH> [i|h|b|c]
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: lretreat <UNITS|ARMY> [<PATH> <i|h|b|c>]
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 635
     Play#1 input __cmd added 0 -1 0
     Play#1 command __cmd
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 4 Retreat conditions ('?' to list available ones)?
     Play#1 input junk
     Play#1 output Play#1 1 Bad retreat condition 'j'
-    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: lretreat <UNITS|ARMY> <PATH> [i|h|b|c]
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 Usage: lretreat <UNITS|ARMY> [<PATH> <i|h|b|c>]
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 634
     Play#1 input lret 2/3 yujnbgyujnbgyujnbg ihb
     Play#1 command lretreat