diff --git a/pages/common/nmap.md b/pages/common/nmap.md
index ba6d85733..a9403bbea 100644
--- a/pages/common/nmap.md
+++ b/pages/common/nmap.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 - Scan a specific list of ports (use -p- for all ports 1-65535):
 
-`nmap -p {{port1,port2,...,portN}} {{address_or_addresses}}`
+`nmap -p {{port1,port2,…,portN}} {{address_or_addresses}}`
 
 - Perform TCP and UDP scanning (use -sU for UDP only, -sZ for SCTP, -sO for IP):
 
diff --git a/pages/common/pdftk.md b/pages/common/pdftk.md
index 8bfd90d19..11fc2e7e7 100644
--- a/pages/common/pdftk.md
+++ b/pages/common/pdftk.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 - Merge (concatenate) a list of PDF files and save the result as another one:
 
-`pdftk {{file1.pdf}} {{file2.pdf}} ... cat output {{output.pdf}}`
+`pdftk {{file1.pdf file2.pdf …}} cat output {{output.pdf}}`
 
 - Split each page of a PDF file into a separate file, with a given filename output pattern:
 
diff --git a/pages/common/samtools.md b/pages/common/samtools.md
index 3a1773a01..5c229cd51 100644
--- a/pages/common/samtools.md
+++ b/pages/common/samtools.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 - Merge multiple files:
 
-`samtools merge {{output}} {{input_1}} [{{input_2}}...]`
+`samtools merge {{output}} {{input1 input2 …}}`
 
 - Split input file according to read groups:
 
diff --git a/pages/common/tig.md b/pages/common/tig.md
index eb4b4df47..b82850369 100644
--- a/pages/common/tig.md
+++ b/pages/common/tig.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 - Show the history of specific files or directories:
 
-`tig {{path1}} {{path2}} ...`
+`tig {{path1 path2 …}}`
 
 - Show the difference between two references (such as branches or tags):