diff --git a/pages/common/git-init.md b/pages/common/git-init.md
index 4389074133..35ac0adfec 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-init.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-init.md
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 - Initialize a repository with the specified name for the initial branch:
 
-`git init --initial-branch={{branch_name}}`
+`git init {{[-b|--initial-branch]}} {{branch_name}}`
 
 - Initialize a repository using SHA256 for object hashes (requires Git version 2.29+):
 
-`git init --object-format={{sha256}}`
+`git init --object-format {{sha256}}`
 
 - Initialize a barebones repository, suitable for use as a remote over SSH: