-start, end = helptext.index(f'\n {OPTIONS_START}'), helptext.index(f'\n{EPILOG_START}')
-options = re.sub(r'(?m)^ (\w.+)$', r'## \1', helptext[start + 1: end + 1])
+
+def apply_patch(text, patch):
+ return re.sub(*patch, text)
+
+
+options = take_section(sys.stdin.read(), f'\n {OPTIONS_START}', f'\n{EPILOG_START}', shift=1)
+
+switch_col_width = len(re.search(r'(?m)^\s{5,}', options).group())
+delim = f'\n{" " * switch_col_width}'
+
+PATCHES = (
+ ( # Headings
+ r'(?m)^ (\w.+\n)( (?=\w))?',
+ r'## \1'
+ ),
+ ( # Do not split URLs
+ rf'({delim[:-1]})? (?P<label>\[\S+\] )?(?P<url>https?({delim})?:({delim})?/({delim})?/(({delim})?\S+)+)\s',
+ lambda mobj: ''.join((delim, mobj.group('label') or '', re.sub(r'\s+', '', mobj.group('url')), '\n'))
+ ),
+ # This creates issues with prepare_manpage
+ # ( # Avoid newline when a space is available b/w switch and description
+ # r'(?m)^(\s{4}-.{%d})(%s)' % (switch_col_width - 6, delim),
+ # r'\1 '
+ # ),
+)