diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
index c783695f3b..342fe184ee 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 @sp 3
 @end titlepage
 
+@chapter Synopsis
+
+The generic syntax is:
+
+@example
+@c man begin SYNOPSIS
+ffmpeg [[infile options][@option{-i} @var{infile}]]... @{[outfile options] @var{outfile}@}...
+@c man end
+@end example
+
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -50,18 +60,7 @@ specified for the inputs.
 
 @c man end DESCRIPTION
 
-@chapter Invocation
-
-@section Syntax
-
-The generic syntax is:
-
-@example
-@c man begin SYNOPSIS
-ffmpeg [[infile options][@option{-i} @var{infile}]]... @{[outfile options] @var{outfile}@}...
-@c man end
-@end example
-
+@chapter Options
 @c man begin OPTIONS
 
 @include fftools-common-opts.texi
diff --git a/doc/ffplay-doc.texi b/doc/ffplay-doc.texi
index 9510726d16..41db3dc1ca 100644
--- a/doc/ffplay-doc.texi
+++ b/doc/ffplay-doc.texi
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 @sp 3
 @end titlepage
 
+@chapter Synopsis
+
+@example
+@c man begin SYNOPSIS
+ffplay [options] @file{input_file}
+@c man end
+@end example
 
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
@@ -16,15 +23,7 @@ libraries and the SDL library. It is mostly used as a testbed for the
 various FFmpeg APIs.
 @c man end
 
-@chapter Invocation
-
-@section Syntax
-@example
-@c man begin SYNOPSIS
-ffplay [options] @file{input_file}
-@c man end
-@end example
-
+@chapter Options
 @c man begin OPTIONS
 
 @include fftools-common-opts.texi
diff --git a/doc/ffprobe-doc.texi b/doc/ffprobe-doc.texi
index f8a16b2808..a1a11c16fd 100644
--- a/doc/ffprobe-doc.texi
+++ b/doc/ffprobe-doc.texi
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 @sp 3
 @end titlepage
 
+@chapter Synopsis
+
+The generic syntax is:
+
+@example
+@c man begin SYNOPSIS
+ffprobe [options] [@file{input_file}]
+@c man end
+@end example
+
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -45,18 +55,7 @@ are prefixed by the string ``TAG:''.
 
 @c man end
 
-@chapter Invocation
-
-@section Syntax
-
-The generic syntax is:
-
-@example
-@c man begin SYNOPSIS
-ffprobe [options] [@file{input_file}]
-@c man end
-@end example
-
+@chapter Options
 @c man begin OPTIONS
 
 @include fftools-common-opts.texi
diff --git a/doc/ffserver-doc.texi b/doc/ffserver-doc.texi
index cebb289f22..77deb85317 100644
--- a/doc/ffserver-doc.texi
+++ b/doc/ffserver-doc.texi
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
 @sp 3
 @end titlepage
 
+@chapter Synopsys
+
+The generic syntax is:
+
+@example
+@c man begin SYNOPSIS
+ffserver [options]
+@c man end
+@end example
 
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
@@ -226,15 +235,7 @@ You use this by adding the ?date= to the end of the URL for the stream.
 For example:   @samp{http://localhost:8080/test.asf?date=2002-07-26T23:05:00}.
 @c man end
 
-@chapter Invocation
-@section Syntax
-@example
-@c man begin SYNOPSIS
-ffserver [options]
-@c man end
-@end example
-
-@section Options
+@chapter Options
 @c man begin OPTIONS
 
 @include fftools-common-opts.texi