diff --git a/scripts/fill_help_tables.sh b/scripts/fill_help_tables.sh
index 1f44e9fa488..78dfe7b6088 100644
--- a/scripts/fill_help_tables.sh
+++ b/scripts/fill_help_tables.sh
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ sub prepare_name
   $a =~ s/(\@tab)/\t/g;
   $a =~ s/\@item/  /g;
   $a =~ s/\@minus\{\}/-/g;
+  $a =~ s/\@dots\{\}/.../g;
   $a =~ s/\@var\{((.|\n)+?)\}/$1/go;
   $a =~ s/\@command\{((.|\n)+?)\}/$1/go;
   $a =~ s/\@code\{((.|\n)+?)\}/$1/go;
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ sub prepare_description
   $a =~ s/(\@tindex\s(.*?)\n)//g;
   $a =~ s/(\@c\s(.*?)\n)//g;
   $a =~ s/\@minus\{\}/-/g;
+  $a =~ s/\@dots\{\}/.../g;
   $a =~ s/\@var\{((.|\n)+?)\}/$1/go;
   $a =~ s/\@command\{((.|\n)+?)\}/$1/go;
   $a =~ s/\@code\{((.|\n)+?)\}/$1/go;
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ sub prepare_example
   $a =~ s/(^\@c for_help_topic(.*?)\n)//g;
 
   $a =~ s/\@var\{((.|\n)+?)\}/$1/go;
+  $a =~ s/\@dots\{\}/.../g;
   $a =~ s/\\/\\\\/g;
   $a =~ s/(\@{)/{/g;
   $a =~ s/(\@})/}/g;