diff --git a/tools/command.c b/tools/command.c
index cba650b13..f880508d7 100644
--- a/tools/command.c
+++ b/tools/command.c
@@ -2107,59 +2107,59 @@ void print_usage_common_cmd(const struct command_name *cname, struct command *cm
 void print_usage_notes(const struct command_name *cname)
 {
 	if (cname && command_has_alternate_extents(cname->name))
-		printf("  Special options for command:\n"
-		       "\t[ --extents Number[PERCENT] ]\n"
-		       "\tThe --extents option can be used in place of --size.\n"
-		       "\tThe number allows an optional percent suffix.\n"
-		       "\n");
+		printf("  Special options for command:\n\t"
+		       "[ --extents Number[PERCENT] ]\n\t"
+		       "The --extents option can be used in place of --size.\n\t"
+		       "The number allows an optional percent suffix.\n"
+		       "\n\t");
 
 	if (cname && !strcmp(cname->name, "lvcreate"))
-		printf("\t[ --name String ]\n"
-		       "\tThe --name option is not required but is typically used.\n"
-		       "\tWhen a name is not specified, a new LV name is generated\n"
-		       "\twith the \"lvol\" prefix and a unique numeric suffix.\n"
+		printf("[ --name String ]\n\t"
+		       "The --name option is not required but is typically used.\n\t"
+		       "When a name is not specified, a new LV name is generated\n\t"
+		       "with the \"lvol\" prefix and a unique numeric suffix.\n"
 		       "\n");
 
-	printf("  Common variables for lvm:\n"
-	       "\tVariables in option or position args are capitalized,\n"
-	       "\te.g. PV, VG, LV, Size, Number, String, Tag.\n"
-	       "\n"
+	printf("  Common variables for lvm:\n\t"
+	       "Variables in option or position args are capitalized,\n\t"
+	       "e.g. PV, VG, LV, Size, Number, String, Tag.\n"
+	       "\n\t"
 
-	       "\tPV\n"
-	       "\tPhysical Volume name, a device path under /dev.\n"
-	       "\tFor commands managing physical extents, a PV positional arg\n"
-	       "\tgenerally accepts a suffix indicating a range (or multiple ranges)\n"
-	       "\tof PEs. When the first PE is omitted, it defaults to the start of\n"
-	       "\tthe device, and when the last PE is omitted it defaults to the end.\n"
-	       "\tPV[:PE-PE]... is start and end range (inclusive),\n"
-	       "\tPV[:PE+PE]... is start and length range (counting from 0).\n"
-	       "\n"
+	       "PV\n\t"
+	       "Physical Volume name, a device path under /dev.\n\t"
+	       "For commands managing physical extents, a PV positional arg\n\t"
+	       "generally accepts a suffix indicating a range (or multiple ranges)\n\t"
+	       "of PEs. When the first PE is omitted, it defaults to the start of\n\t"
+	       "the device, and when the last PE is omitted it defaults to the end.\n\t"
+	       "PV[:PE-PE]... is start and end range (inclusive),\n\t"
+	       "PV[:PE+PE]... is start and length range (counting from 0).\n"
+	       "\n\t"
 
-	       "\tLV\n"
-	       "\tLogical Volume name. See lvm(8) for valid names. An LV positional\n"
-	       "\targ generally includes the VG name and LV name, e.g. VG/LV.\n"
-	       "\tLV followed by _<type> indicates that an LV of the given type is\n"
-	       "\trequired. (raid represents raid<N> type).\n"
-	       "\tThe _new suffix indicates that the LV name is new.\n"
-	       "\n"
+	       "LV\n\t"
+	       "Logical Volume name. See lvm(8) for valid names. An LV positional\n\t"
+	       "arg generally includes the VG name and LV name, e.g. VG/LV.\n\t"
+	       "LV followed by _<type> indicates that an LV of the given type is\n\t"
+	       "required. (raid represents raid<N> type).\n\t"
+	       "The _new suffix indicates that the LV name is new.\n"
+	       "\n\t"
 
-	       "\tTag\n"
-	       "\tTag name. See lvm(8) for information about tag names and using\n"
-	       "\ttags in place of a VG, LV or PV.\n"
-	       "\n"
+	       "Tag\n\t"
+	       "Tag name. See lvm(8) for information about tag names and using\n\t"
+	       "tags in place of a VG, LV or PV.\n"
+	       "\n\t"
 
-	       "\tSelect\n"
-	       "\tSelect indicates that a required positional arg can be omitted\n"
-	       "\tif the --select option is used. No arg appears in this position.\n"
-	       "\n"
+	       "Select\n\t"
+	       "Select indicates that a required positional arg can be omitted\n\t"
+	       "if the --select option is used. No arg appears in this position.\n"
+	       "\n\t"
 
-	       "\tSize[UNIT]\n"
-	       "\tSize is an input number that accepts an optional unit.\n"
-	       "\tInput units are always treated as base two values, regardless of\n"
-	       "\tcapitalization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both refer to 1024.\n"
-	       "\tThe default input unit is specified by letter, followed by |UNIT.\n"
-	       "\tUNIT represents other possible input units: BbBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE.\n"
-	       "\t(This should not be confused with the output control --units, where\n"
-	       "\tcapital letters mean multiple of 1000.)\n"
+	       "Size[UNIT]\n\t"
+	       "Size is an input number that accepts an optional unit.\n\t"
+	       "Input units are always treated as base two values, regardless of\n\t"
+	       "capitalization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both refer to 1024.\n\t"
+	       "The default input unit is specified by letter, followed by |UNIT.\n\t"
+	       "UNIT represents other possible input units: BbBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE.\n\t"
+	       "(This should not be confused with the output control --units, where\n\t"
+	       "capital letters mean multiple of 1000.)\n"
 	       "\n");
 }