diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
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@@ -2578,8 +2578,9 @@ added:
 
 Test suite shard to execute in a format of `<index>/<total>`, where
 
-`index` is a positive integer, index of divided parts
-`total` is a positive integer, total of divided part
+* `index` is a positive integer, index of divided parts.
+* `total` is a positive integer, total of divided part.
+
 This command will divide all tests files into `total` equal parts,
 and will run only those that happen to be in an `index` part.