diff --git a/man/manual.docbook b/man/manual.docbook
index f0f3ef59c..ac5b93e75 100644
--- a/man/manual.docbook
+++ b/man/manual.docbook
@@ -106,11 +106,12 @@ Checking path/file2.cpp...
 
       <programlisting>cppcheck src/a src/b</programlisting>
 
-      <para>All files under "src/a" and "src/b" are then checked.</para>
+      <para>All files under <filename class="directory">src/a</filename> and
+      <filename class="directory">src/b</filename> are then checked.</para>
 
       <para>The second option is to use <literal>-i</literal>, with it you
-      specify files/paths to ignore. With this command no files in "src/c" are
-      checked:</para>
+      specify files/paths to ignore. With this command no files in
+      <filename class="directory">src/c</filename> are checked:</para>
 
       <programlisting>cppcheck -isrc/c src</programlisting>
     </section>
diff --git a/man/writing-rules-1.docbook b/man/writing-rules-1.docbook
index 620acf1e5..45dabd74a 100644
--- a/man/writing-rules-1.docbook
+++ b/man/writing-rules-1.docbook
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         free(p);
 }</programlisting>
 
-      <para>Save that code as <literal>dealloc.cpp</literal> and then use
+      <para>Save that code as <filename>dealloc.cpp</filename> and then use
       <literal>cppcheck --rule=".+" dealloc.cpp</literal>:</para>
 
       <programlisting>$ ./cppcheck --rule=".+" dealloc.cpp 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Checking dealloc.cpp...
   &lt;/message&gt;
 &lt;/rule&gt;</programlisting>
 
-      <para>If you save that xml data in <literal>dealloc.rule</literal> you
+      <para>If you save that xml data in <filename>dealloc.rule</filename> you
       can test this rule:</para>
 
       <programlisting>$ cppcheck --rule-file=dealloc.rule dealloc.cpp