diff --git a/doc/codecs.texi b/doc/codecs.texi
index b7247388efc15a4e1d35543f2e37e40fa12ab2bf..2bb60595c9332f23fc188a09a1279b2bcb9834c0 100644
--- a/doc/codecs.texi
+++ b/doc/codecs.texi
@@ -1118,6 +1118,15 @@ instead of alpha. Default is 0.
 @item codec_whitelist @var{list} (@emph{input})
 "," separated List of allowed decoders. By default all are allowed.
 
+@item dump_separator @var{string} (@emph{input})
+Separator used to separate the fields printed on the command line about the
+Stream parameters.
+For example to separate the fields with newlines and indention:
+@example
+ffprobe -dump_separator "
+                          "  -i ~/videos/matrixbench_mpeg2.mpg
+@end example
+
 @end table
 
 @c man end CODEC OPTIONS
diff --git a/doc/formats.texi b/doc/formats.texi
index ade1f94d2874846da930c87adcd0a0edd90a39d4..aac80ff9c041cb55726fb1687740f699e70d201b 100644
--- a/doc/formats.texi
+++ b/doc/formats.texi
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ is @code{0} (meaning that no offset is applied).
 @item format_whitelist @var{list} (@emph{input})
 "," separated List of allowed demuxers. By default all are allowed.
 
+@item dump_separator @var{string} (@emph{input})
+Separator used to separate the fields printed on the command line about the
+Stream parameters.
+For example to separate the fields with newlines and indention:
+@example
+ffprobe -dump_separator "
+                          "  -i ~/videos/matrixbench_mpeg2.mpg
+@end example
 @end table
 
 @c man end FORMAT OPTIONS