diff --git a/lyx.1in b/lyx.1in
index e92eef872a..dd80ae8190 100644
--- a/lyx.1in
+++ b/lyx.1in
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ Note that the order of -e and -x switches matters.
 \fB \-i [\-\-import]\fP \fIfmt file.xxx
 where fmt is the import format of choice and file.xxx is the file to be imported.
 .TP
-.BI --batch
+.BI -batch
 causes LyX to run the given commands without opening a GUI window.
 Thus, something like:
 .br
-    lyx --batch -x "buffer-print printer default dvips" myfile.lyx
+    lyx -batch -x "buffer-print printer default dvips" myfile.lyx
 .br
 will cause LyX to print myfile.lyx to the default printer, using dvips and
 the default print settings (which, of course, have to have been configured