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3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/libexpr/common-eval-args.cc b/src/libexpr/common-eval-args.cc
index 6b48ead1f..10c1a6975 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/common-eval-args.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/common-eval-args.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MixEvalArgs::MixEvalArgs()
     addFlag({
         .longName = "include",
         .shortName = 'I',
-        .description = "add a path to the list of locations used to look up <...> file names",
+        .description = "add a path to the list of locations used to look up `<...>` file names",
         .labels = {"path"},
         .handler = {[&](std::string s) { searchPath.push_back(s); }}
     });
diff --git a/src/libmain/common-args.cc b/src/libmain/common-args.cc
index 09f4cd133..3411e2d7a 100644
--- a/src/libmain/common-args.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/common-args.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ MixCommonArgs::MixCommonArgs(const string & programName)
 
     addFlag({
         .longName = "option",
-        .description = "set a Nix configuration option (overriding nix.conf)",
+        .description = "set a Nix configuration option (overriding `nix.conf`)",
         .labels = {"name", "value"},
         .handler = {[](std::string name, std::string value) {
             try {
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ MixCommonArgs::MixCommonArgs(const string & programName)
 
     addFlag({
         .longName = "log-format",
-        .description = "format of log output; \"raw\", \"internal-json\", \"bar\" "
-                        "or \"bar-with-logs\"",
+        .description = "format of log output; `raw`, `internal-json`, `bar` "
+                        "or `bar-with-logs`",
         .labels = {"format"},
         .handler = {[](std::string format) { setLogFormat(format); }},
     });
diff --git a/src/nix/installables.cc b/src/nix/installables.cc
index d34f87982..1f1ed680f 100644
--- a/src/nix/installables.cc
+++ b/src/nix/installables.cc
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ MixFlakeOptions::MixFlakeOptions()
 
     addFlag({
         .longName = "override-input",
-        .description = "override a specific flake input (e.g. 'dwarffs/nixpkgs')",
+        .description = "override a specific flake input (e.g. `dwarffs/nixpkgs`)",
         .labels = {"input-path", "flake-url"},
         .handler = {[&](std::string inputPath, std::string flakeRef) {
             lockFlags.inputOverrides.insert_or_assign(
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ SourceExprCommand::SourceExprCommand()
     addFlag({
         .longName = "file",
         .shortName = 'f',
-        .description = "evaluate FILE rather than the default",
+        .description = "evaluate *file* rather than the default",
         .labels = {"file"},
         .handler = {&file},
         .completer = completePath
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ SourceExprCommand::SourceExprCommand()
 
     addFlag({
         .longName ="expr",
-        .description = "evaluate attributes from EXPR",
+        .description = "evaluate attributes from *expr*",
         .labels = {"expr"},
         .handler = {&expr}
     });