diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,60 +17,60 @@ Every application that interacts with Dossier must use an API key. This api key
 - Path: /documents
 - Method: GET
 - Parameters: None
-- cURL example: curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents.xml
+- cURL example: `curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents.xml`
 
 #### Filter documents by tag
 
 - Path: /documents
 - Method: GET
 - Parameters: tags=(comma separated list of tag ids or tag names), operator='and' is the default and returns documents that have all the tags specified, 'or' can be specified and returns documents that have at least one of the tags specified)
-- cURL example: curl -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" -F "tags=1,cool" -F "operator=or" http://example.com/documents.json
+- cURL example: `curl -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" -F "tags=1,cool" -F "operator=or" http://example.com/documents.json`
 
 #### List documents owned by a user
 
 - Path: /owners/:owner_id/documents
 - Method: GET
 - Parameters: same as those listed for Filter documents by tag
-- cURL example: curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/owners/234980/documents.json
+- cURL example: `curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/owners/234980/documents.json`
 
 #### Get a single document
 
 - Path: /documents/:document_id
 - Method: GET
 - Parameters: none
-- cURL examples: curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/1.xml
+- cURL examples: `curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/1.xml`
 
 #### Retrieve the raw file associated with a document
 
 - Path: /documents/:document_id/file
 - Method: GET
 - Parameters: none
-- cURL example: curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/2/file 
+- cURL example: `curl -X GET -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/2/file`
 
 #### Tag a document
 
 - Path: /documents/:document_id/tags
 - Method: POST
 - Parameters: name=(name of tag) or id=(id of tag)
-- cURL example: curl -X POST -F "name=cool" -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/1/tags.json
+- cURL example: `curl -X POST -F "name=cool" -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/1/tags.json`
 
 #### Untag a document
 
 - Path: /documents/:document_id/tags/:tag_id_or_name
 - Method: DELETE
 - Parameters: none
-- cURL example: curl -X DELETE -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/1/tags/cool.json
+- cURL example: `curl -X DELETE -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/1/tags/cool.json`
 
 #### Create a document
 
 - Path: /documents
 - Method: POST
 - Parameters: document[owner_id]=(id of owner), document[uploader_id]=(id of uploader), document[file]=(the file)
-- cURL example: curl -X POST -F "document[owner_id]=345346" -F "document[uploader_id]=2345625" -F "document[file]=@/path/to/file/example.txt" -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents.json
+- cURL example: `curl -X POST -F "document[owner_id]=345346" -F "document[uploader_id]=2345625" -F "document[file]=@/path/to/file/example.txt" -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents.json`
 
 #### Delete a document
 
 - Path: /documents/:document_id
 - Method: DELETE
 - Parameters: none
-- cURL example: curl -X DELETE -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/2.json
+- cURL example: `curl -X DELETE -H "x-api-key:72356d35079246030db0f76802811ef153fa06dc" http://example.com/documents/2.json`