Package: sane-utils
Version: 1.2.1-2

$ scanimage --help
…
-b, --batch[=FORMAT] working in batch mode, FORMAT is `out%d.pnm' `out%d.tif' `out%d.png' or `out%d.jpg' by default depending on --format This option is incompatible with --output-file. --batch-start=# page number to start naming files with
    --batch-count=#        how many pages to scan in batch mode
…

As you see, there is no line break between "This option is incompatible with --output-file." and " --batch-start=#". This is confusing because the option "--batch-start=# …" is an option of its own with its own description, similar to "--batch-count=# …". So there should be a line break in my opinion, and the corresponding excerpt should read as follows:
-b, --batch[=FORMAT] working in batch mode, FORMAT is `out%d.pnm' `out%d.tif' `out%d.png' or `out%d.jpg' by default depending on --format
                           This option is incompatible with --output-file.
    --batch-start=#        page number to start naming files with
    --batch-count=#        how many pages to scan in batch mode
…

Reply via email to