diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f690141..1b94a1f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ following command:
 
     addpath('/path/to/zmat');
 
-For Octave, one needs to copy the zipmat.mat file inside the "octave",
-from the subfolder matching the OS into the "private" subfolder.
+For Octave, one needs to copy the zipmat.mat file inside the "``octave``",
+from the subfolder matching the OS into the "``private``" subfolder.
 
 If you want to add this path permanently, you need to type "pathtool", 
 browse to the zmat root folder and add to the list, then click "Save".
-Then, run "rehash" in MATLAB, and type "which zmat", if you see an 
+Then, run "``rehash``" in MATLAB, and type "``which zmat``", if you see an 
 output, that means ZMax is installed for MATLAB/Octave.
 
 If you use MATLAB in a shared environment such as a Linux server, the
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ best way to add path is to type
    mkdir ~/matlab/
    nano ~/matlab/startup.m
 
-and type addpath('/path/to/zmax') in this file, save and quit the editor.
+and type ``addpath('/path/to/zmax')`` in this file, save and quit the editor.
 MATLAB will execute this file every time it starts. For Octave, the file
-you need to edit is ~/.octaverc , where "~" is your home directory.
+you need to edit is ``~/.octaverc`` , where "``~``" is your home directory.
 
 ================
 Using ZMat
 ================
 
-ZMat provides a single mex function, zipmat.mex* -- for both compressing/encoding
+ZMat provides a single mex function, ``zipmat.mex*`` -- for both compressing/encoding
 or decompresing/decoding data streams. The help info of the function is shown
 below