diff --git a/doc/pparse.xml b/doc/pparse.xml
index b4069584cc4d18170c0bb40c8977ea76b764057f..6a45480c07ce851a93c2efd1326c0d0112708ae3 100644
--- a/doc/pparse.xml
+++ b/doc/pparse.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ gmake</source>
 <source>PParse &lt;XML file&gt;</source>
 
 <source>
-Usage: PParse [options] <file>
+Usage: PParse [options] &lt;file>
 
 This sample program demonstrates the progressive parse capabilities of
 the parser system. It allows you to do a scanFirst() call followed by
diff --git a/doc/saxcount.xml b/doc/saxcount.xml
index 9cc21e381c5ea435bb34869b8d62db356f40da91..6683ce42a93aec9bda59808273c24bd189291094 100644
--- a/doc/saxcount.xml
+++ b/doc/saxcount.xml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ gmake</source>
 
           <p>The SAXCount sample parses an XML file and prints out a count of the number of
           elements in the file. To run SAXCount, enter the following </p>
-<source>SAXCount &lt;XML File&gt;</source>
+          <source>SAXCount &lt;XML File&gt;</source>
           <p>The following parameters may be set from the command line </p>
 <source>Usage:
-    SAXCount [options] <XML file>
+    SAXCount [options] &lt;XML file>
 
 Options:
     -v=xxx      Validation scheme [always | never | auto*]
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ personal.xml: 10 ms (37 elems, 12 attrs, 0 spaces, 268 chars)</source>
         </s3>
 
     </s2>
-</s1>
\ No newline at end of file
+</s1>