diff --git a/core/commands/config.go b/core/commands/config.go
index 798a0b2a1..1bbe2225b 100644
--- a/core/commands/config.go
+++ b/core/commands/config.go
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ repository.`,
 much like 'git config'. The configuration values are stored in a config
 file inside your IPFS repository.
 
-EXAMPLES:
+Examples:
 
 Get the value of the 'datastore.path' key:
 
-  ipfs config datastore.path
+  $ ipfs config datastore.path
 
 Set the value of the 'datastore.path' key:
 
-  ipfs config datastore.path ~/.ipfs/datastore
+  $ ipfs config datastore.path ~/.ipfs/datastore
 `,
 	},
 
diff --git a/core/commands/mount_unix.go b/core/commands/mount_unix.go
index 27e1fd0d2..fbcd99b45 100644
--- a/core/commands/mount_unix.go
+++ b/core/commands/mount_unix.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ You may have to create /ipfs and /ipns before using 'ipfs mount':
 > ipfs daemon &
 > ipfs mount
 
-EXAMPLE:
+Example:
 
 # setup
 > mkdir foo
diff --git a/core/commands/object/object.go b/core/commands/object/object.go
index 15a087ed2..269da6e98 100644
--- a/core/commands/object/object.go
+++ b/core/commands/object/object.go
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ Data should be in the format specified by the --inputenc flag.
 
 Examples:
 
-	echo '{ "Data": "abc" }' | ipfs object put
+	$ echo '{ "Data": "abc" }' | ipfs object put
 
 This creates a node with the data 'abc' and no links. For an object with links,
 create a file named 'node.json' with the contents:
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ create a file named 'node.json' with the contents:
         } ]
     }
 
-and then run
+And then run:
 
-	ipfs object put node.json
+	$ ipfs object put node.json
 `,
 	},
 
diff --git a/core/commands/object/patch.go b/core/commands/object/patch.go
index 1342cd722..1180463ed 100644
--- a/core/commands/object/patch.go
+++ b/core/commands/object/patch.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ var patchAppendDataCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		ShortDescription: `
 Append data to what already exists in the data segment in the given object.
 
-EXAMPLE:
+Example:
+
 	$ echo "hello" | ipfs object patch $HASH append-data
 
 Note: This does not append data to a file - it modifies the actual raw
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ var patchSetDataCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		ShortDescription: `
 Set the data of an ipfs object from stdin or with the contents of a file.
 
-EXAMPLE:
+Example:
 
     $ echo "my data" | ipfs object patch $MYHASH set-data
 `,
@@ -235,11 +236,11 @@ var patchAddLinkCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		ShortDescription: `
 Add a Merkle-link to the given object and return the hash of the result.
 
-Examples:
+Example:
 
-    EMPTY_DIR=$(ipfs object new unixfs-dir)
-    BAR=$(echo "bar" | ipfs add -q)
-    ipfs object patch $EMPTY_DIR add-link foo $BAR
+    $ EMPTY_DIR=$(ipfs object new unixfs-dir)
+    $ BAR=$(echo "bar" | ipfs add -q)
+    $ ipfs object patch $EMPTY_DIR add-link foo $BAR
 
 This takes an empty directory, and adds a link named 'foo' under it, pointing to
 a file containing 'bar', and returns the hash of the new object.