diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
index 6a0821a37c..a5276f776f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ any CVS branches, yourself.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
+-v::
+	Verbosity: let 'cvsimport' report what it is doing.
+
 -d <CVSROOT>::
 	The root of the CVS archive. May be local (a simple path) or remote;
 	currently, only the :local:, :ext: and :pserver: access methods 
@@ -39,10 +42,23 @@ OPTIONS
 	from `CVS/Root`. If no such file exists, it checks for the
 	`CVSROOT` environment variable.
 
+<CVS_module>::
+	The CVS module you want to import. Relative to <CVSROOT>.
+	If not given, git-cvsimport tries to read it from
+	`CVS/Repository`.
+
 -C <target-dir>::
         The git repository to import to.  If the directory doesn't
         exist, it will be created.  Default is the current directory.
 
+-o <branch-for-HEAD>::
+	The 'HEAD' branch from CVS is imported to the 'origin' branch within
+	the git repository, as 'HEAD' already has a special meaning for git.
+	Use this option if you want to import into a different branch.
++
+Use '-o master' for continuing an import that was initially done by
+the old cvs2git tool.
+
 -i::
 	Import-only: don't perform a checkout after importing.  This option
 	ensures the working directory and index remain untouched and will
@@ -56,13 +72,8 @@ OPTIONS
 -u::
 	Convert underscores in tag and branch names to dots.
 
--o <branch-for-HEAD>::
-	The 'HEAD' branch from CVS is imported to the 'origin' branch within
-	the git repository, as 'HEAD' already has a special meaning for git.
-	Use this option if you want to import into a different branch.
-+
-Use '-o master' for continuing an import that was initially done by
-the old cvs2git tool.
+-s <subst>::
+	Substitute the character "/" in branch names with <subst>
 
 -p <options-for-cvsps>::
 	Additional options for cvsps.
@@ -70,6 +81,10 @@ the old cvs2git tool.
 +
 If you need to pass multiple options, separate them with a comma.
 
+-z <fuzz>::
+	Pass the timestamp fuzz factor to cvsps, in seconds. If unset,
+	cvsps defaults to 300s.
+
 -P <cvsps-output-file>::
 	Instead of calling cvsps, read the provided cvsps output file. Useful
 	for debugging or when cvsps is being handled outside cvsimport.
@@ -84,31 +99,13 @@ If you need to pass multiple options, separate them with a comma.
 	regex. It can be used with -m to also see the default regexes. 
 	You must escape forward slashes. 
 
--v::
-	Verbosity: let 'cvsimport' report what it is doing.
-
-<CVS_module>::
-	The CVS module you want to import. Relative to <CVSROOT>.
-	If not given, git-cvsimport tries to read it from
-	`CVS/Repository`.
-
--h::
-	Print a short usage message and exit.
-
--z <fuzz>::
-	Pass the timestamp fuzz factor to cvsps, in seconds. If unset,
-	cvsps defaults to 300s.
-
--s <subst>::
-	Substitute the character "/" in branch names with <subst>
+-S <regex>::
+	Skip paths matching the regex.
 
 -a::
 	Import all commits, including recent ones. cvsimport by default
 	skips commits that have a timestamp less than 10 minutes ago.
 
--S <regex>::
-	Skip paths matching the regex.
-
 -L <limit>::
 	Limit the number of commits imported. Workaround for cases where
 	cvsimport leaks memory.
@@ -136,6 +133,9 @@ It is not recommended to use this feature if you intend to
 export changes back to CVS again later with
 gitlink:git-cvsexportcommit[1].
 
+-h::
+	Print a short usage message and exit.
+
 OUTPUT
 ------
 If '-v' is specified, the script reports what it is doing.