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@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ compression time and PSNR.
   * [DXT5](http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/EXT/texture_compression_s3tc.txt) [2]
   * [PVRTC](http://web.onetel.net.uk/~simonnihal/assorted3d/fenney03texcomp.pdf)
 * `-d`: Specifies the decompressed output file.
-  * **Default**: <filename>-<fmt>.png
+  * **Default**: `<filename>`-`<fmt>`.png
 * `-nd`: Suppress decompressed output.
 * `-t`: Specifies the number of threads to use for compression.
   * **Default**: 1