diff --git a/internal/command/fmt.go b/internal/command/fmt.go
index aff52e9d5f..b57bc302bf 100644
--- a/internal/command/fmt.go
+++ b/internal/command/fmt.go
@@ -530,14 +530,16 @@ func (c *FmtCommand) Help() string {
 	helpText := `
 Usage: terraform [global options] fmt [options] [TARGET]
 
-	Rewrites all Terraform configuration files to a canonical format. Both
-	configuration files (.tf) and variables files (.tfvars) are updated.
-	JSON files (.tf.json or .tfvars.json) are not modified.
-
-	If TARGET is not specified then the current working directory will be
-	used. If TARGET is a file, only that file will be used. If TARGET is
-	"-" then content will be read from STDIN. The given content must be in
-	the Terraform language native syntax; JSON is not supported.
+  Rewrites all Terraform configuration files to a canonical format. Both
+  configuration files (.tf) and variables files (.tfvars) are updated.
+  JSON files (.tf.json or .tfvars.json) are not modified.
+
+  If TARGET is not specified, the command uses the current working directory.
+  If TARGET is a file, the command only uses the specified file. If TARGET
+  is "-" then the command reads from STDIN.
+
+  The content must be in the Terraform language native syntax; JSON is not
+  supported.
 
 Options: