diff --git a/pages/common/ping.md b/pages/common/ping.md
index 584a80a564..d487493003 100644
--- a/pages/common/ping.md
+++ b/pages/common/ping.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 `ping -O {{host}}`
 
-- Ping a host with specific number of pings, per-packet response timeout (`-W`), and total time limit (`-w`) of the entire ping run:
+- Ping a host with specific [c]ount of pings, per-packet time to [W]ait for a response, and total [w]ait time limit of the entire ping run:
 
 `ping -c {{count}} -W {{seconds}} -w {{seconds}} {{host}}`
 
diff --git a/pages/linux/needrestart.md b/pages/linux/needrestart.md
index 5e0444fcbe..6c81f1aae0 100644
--- a/pages/linux/needrestart.md
+++ b/pages/linux/needrestart.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 - List outdated processes in [v]erbose or [q]uiet mode:
 
-`needrestart -{{v|q}}`
+`needrestart {{-v|-q}}`
 
 - Check if the [k]ernel is outdated:
 
diff --git a/pages/linux/rig.md b/pages/linux/rig.md
index 9cff6ecc01..b6aef403b5 100644
--- a/pages/linux/rig.md
+++ b/pages/linux/rig.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 - Display a [m]ale (or [f]emale) random name and address:
 
-`rig -{{m|f}}`
+`rig {{-m|-f}}`
 
 - Use [d]ata files from a specific directory (default is `/usr/share/rig`):
 
diff --git a/pages/osx/automount.md b/pages/osx/automount.md
index 7683b0a630..8908eb409c 100644
--- a/pages/osx/automount.md
+++ b/pages/osx/automount.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 > Note: You'll most likely need to run with `sudo` if you don't have the necessary permissions.
 > More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/automount.8.html>.
 
-- Run automount, flush the cache(`-c`) beforehand, and be verbose(`-v`) about it (most common use):
+- Run automount, flush the [c]ache beforehand, and be [v]erbose about it (most common use):
 
 `automount -cv`
 
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 
 `automount -t 300`
 
-- Unmount anything previously mounted by automount and/or defined in `/etc/auto_master`:
+- [u]nmount anything previously mounted by automount and/or defined in `/etc/auto_master`:
 
 `automount -u`