diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46868945ab9a7c19f66704a3f451580d28e35d00..b217408ae3ac7ebca06a3707275624d20559e02e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,22 +64,26 @@ Let `${falkolib_ROOT}` be the install directory of your local copy
 of library falkolib. 
 The following standard commands are required to compile it:
 
--  `cd ${falkolib_ROOT}`
--  `mkdir build`
--  `cd build`
--  `cmake ..`
--  `make`
+```sh
+cd ${falkolib_ROOT}
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+make
+```
 
 You can also install the library into a system directory. 
 To change the install directory you must set cmake environment
-variable `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}` (e.g. using command "ccmake .."
-before calling "cmake .."). 
+variable `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}` (e.g. using command `ccmake ..`
+before calling `cmake ..`). 
 Its default value on UNIX-like/Linux systems is "/usr/local".
 After compiling library falkolib, run the command:
 
--  `sudo make install`
+```sh
+sudo make install
+```
 
-The command "sudo" is required only if `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}` 
+The command `sudo` is required only if `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}` 
 is a system diretory managed by administrator user root.
 Such command copies:
 - header files of `${falkolib_ROOT}/include/falkolib` to
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ Such command copies:
 - library files `${falkolib_ROOT}/lib/libfalkolib.a` to
    `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/`
 - cmake script `${falkolib_ROOT}/cmake_modules/falkolibConfig.cmake` to
-   ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/falkolib/
+   `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/falkolib/`
 
 
 HOW TO USE LIBRARY falkolib IN YOUR PROJECT
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ add_executable(foobar foobar.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(foobar ${falkolib_LIBRARIES})  
 ```
 
-The above example uses the variables defined in falkolibConfig.cmake:
+The above example uses the variables defined in `falkolibConfig.cmake`:
 
 -  `falkolib_FOUND` - system has falkolib module
 -  `falkolib_INCLUDE_DIRS` - the falkolib include directories