diff --git a/Doc/library/profile.rst b/Doc/library/profile.rst
index 3334833eba6..b6e51dffc40 100644
--- a/Doc/library/profile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/profile.rst
@@ -123,23 +123,32 @@ them in various ways.
 
 .. _profile-cli:
 
+.. program:: cProfile
+
 The files :mod:`cProfile` and :mod:`profile` can also be invoked as a script to
 profile another script.  For example::
 
    python -m cProfile [-o output_file] [-s sort_order] (-m module | myscript.py)
 
-``-o`` writes the profile results to a file instead of to stdout
+.. option:: -o <output_file>
 
-``-s`` specifies one of the :func:`~pstats.Stats.sort_stats` sort values to sort
-the output by. This only applies when ``-o`` is not supplied.
+   Writes the profile results to a file instead of to stdout.
 
-``-m`` specifies that a module is being profiled instead of a script.
+.. option:: -s <sort_order>
 
-.. versionadded:: 3.7
-   Added the ``-m`` option to :mod:`cProfile`.
+   Specifies one of the :func:`~pstats.Stats.sort_stats` sort values
+   to sort the output by.
+   This only applies when :option:`-o <cProfile -o>` is not supplied.
 
-.. versionadded:: 3.8
-   Added the ``-m`` option to :mod:`profile`.
+.. option:: -m <module>
+
+   Specifies that a module is being profiled instead of a script.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.7
+      Added the ``-m`` option to :mod:`cProfile`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.8
+      Added the ``-m`` option to :mod:`profile`.
 
 The :mod:`pstats` module's :class:`~pstats.Stats` class has a variety of methods
 for manipulating and printing the data saved into a profile results file::