1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py
index afcf61ab08..40600b96af 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def env_activate_setup_parser(subparser):
         dest="with_view",
         const=True,
         default=True,
-        help="update PATH etc. with associated view",
+        help="update PATH, etc., with associated view",
     )
     view_options.add_argument(
         "-V",
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def env_activate_setup_parser(subparser):
         dest="with_view",
         const=False,
         default=True,
-        help="do not update PATH etc. with associated view",
+        help="do not update PATH, etc., with associated view",
     )
 
     subparser.add_argument(
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def env_activate(args):
 
     # Error out when -e, -E, -D flags are given, cause they are ambiguous.
     if args.env or args.no_env or args.env_dir:
-        tty.die("Calling spack env activate with --env, --env-dir and --no-env " "is ambiguous")
+        tty.die("Calling spack env activate with --env, --env-dir and --no-env is ambiguous")
 
     env_name_or_dir = args.activate_env or args.dir
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def env_deactivate(args):
 
     # Error out when -e, -E, -D flags are given, cause they are ambiguous.
     if args.env or args.no_env or args.env_dir:
-        tty.die("Calling spack env deactivate with --env, --env-dir and --no-env " "is ambiguous")
+        tty.die("Calling spack env deactivate with --env, --env-dir and --no-env is ambiguous")
 
     if ev.active_environment() is None:
         tty.die("No environment is currently active.")
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def env_create_setup_parser(subparser):
         "envfile",
         nargs="?",
         default=None,
-        help="either a lockfile (must end with '.json' or '.lock') or a manifest file.",
+        help="either a lockfile (must end with '.json' or '.lock') or a manifest file",
     )
 
 
@@ -608,16 +608,16 @@ def env_depfile_setup_parser(subparser):
         "--make-target-prefix",
         default=None,
         metavar="TARGET",
-        help="prefix Makefile targets (and variables) with <TARGET>/<name>. By default "
+        help="prefix Makefile targets (and variables) with <TARGET>/<name>\n\nby default "
         "the absolute path to the directory makedeps under the environment metadata dir is "
-        "used. Can be set to an empty string --make-prefix ''.",
+        "used. can be set to an empty string --make-prefix ''",
     )
     subparser.add_argument(
         "--make-disable-jobserver",
         default=True,
         action="store_false",
         dest="jobserver",
-        help="disable POSIX jobserver support.",
+        help="disable POSIX jobserver support",
     )
     subparser.add_argument(
         "--use-buildcache",
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@ def env_depfile_setup_parser(subparser):
         type=arguments.use_buildcache,
         default="package:auto,dependencies:auto",
         metavar="[{auto,only,never},][package:{auto,only,never},][dependencies:{auto,only,never}]",
-        help="When using `only`, redundant build dependencies are pruned from the DAG. "
-        "This flag is passed on to the generated spack install commands.",
+        help="when using `only`, redundant build dependencies are pruned from the DAG\n\n"
+        "this flag is passed on to the generated spack install commands",
     )
     subparser.add_argument(
         "-o",
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ def env_depfile_setup_parser(subparser):
         "--generator",
         default="make",
         choices=("make",),
-        help="specify the depfile type. Currently only make is supported.",
+        help="specify the depfile type\n\ncurrently only make is supported",
     )
     subparser.add_argument(
         metavar="specs",