diff --git a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
index 5df97a1f9d..99817c5337 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ that branch, and do some work there.
 ------------------------------------------------
 $ git checkout mybranch
 $ echo "Work, work, work" >>hello
-$ git commit -m 'Some work.' -i hello
+$ git commit -m "Some work." -i hello
 ------------------------------------------------
 
 Here, we just added another line to `hello`, and we used a shorthand for
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ hasn't happened in the `master` branch at all. Then do
 ------------
 $ echo "Play, play, play" >>hello
 $ echo "Lots of fun" >>example
-$ git commit -m 'Some fun.' -i hello example
+$ git commit -m "Some fun." -i hello example
 ------------
 
 since the master branch is obviously in a much better mood.
@@ -1607,8 +1607,8 @@ in both of them.  You could merge in 'diff-fix' first and then
 'commit-fix' next, like this:
 
 ------------
-$ git merge -m 'Merge fix in diff-fix' diff-fix
-$ git merge -m 'Merge fix in commit-fix' commit-fix
+$ git merge -m "Merge fix in diff-fix" diff-fix
+$ git merge -m "Merge fix in commit-fix" commit-fix
 ------------
 
 Which would result in:
diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 08c61b1f1a..ce7c170d69 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz
 $ cd frotz
 $ git-init
 $ git add . <1>
-$ git commit -m 'import of frotz source tree.'
+$ git commit -m "import of frotz source tree."
 $ git tag v2.43 <2>
 ------------
 +
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ $ git merge topic/one topic/two && git merge hold/linus <8>
 $ git checkout maint
 $ git cherry-pick master~4 <9>
 $ compile/test
-$ git tag -s -m 'GIT 0.99.9x' v0.99.9x <10>
+$ git tag -s -m "GIT 0.99.9x" v0.99.9x <10>
 $ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11>
 $ git push ko <12>
 $ git push ko v0.99.9x <13>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
index 385ecc900f..895d750310 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ definition impossible to preserve signatures at any rate.)
 	does this in the '.git-rewrite/' directory but you can override
 	that choice by this parameter.
 
--f\|--force::
+-f|--force::
 	`git filter-branch` refuses to start with an existing temporary
 	directory or when there are already refs starting with
 	'refs/original/', unless forced.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 15e3aca9a1..87afa6f8da 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ need to get to the other branch for a quick bugfix.
 ------------
 $ git checkout feature ;# you were working in "feature" branch and
 $ work work work       ;# got interrupted
-$ git commit -a -m 'snapshot WIP'                 <1>
+$ git commit -a -m "snapshot WIP"                 <1>
 $ git checkout master
 $ fix fix fix
 $ git commit ;# commit with real log
diff --git a/Documentation/git-stripspace.txt b/Documentation/git-stripspace.txt
index 5212358306..f80526ba7e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stripspace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stripspace.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Remove multiple empty lines, and empty lines at beginning and end.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
--s\|--strip-comments::
+-s|--strip-comments::
 	In addition to empty lines, also strip lines starting with '#'.
 
 <stream>::
diff --git a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
index 552af1c4d2..2dbe04fb20 100755
--- a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
+++ b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 test_expect_success 'cherry-pick after renaming branch' '
 
 	git checkout rename2 &&
-	EDITOR=: VISUAL=: git cherry-pick added &&
+	git cherry-pick added &&
 	test -f opos &&
 	grep "Add extra line at the end" opos
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick after renaming branch' '
 test_expect_success 'revert after renaming branch' '
 
 	git checkout rename1 &&
-	EDITOR=: VISUAL=: git revert added &&
+	git revert added &&
 	test -f spoo &&
 	! grep "Add extra line at the end" spoo
 
diff --git a/t/t3901-i18n-patch.sh b/t/t3901-i18n-patch.sh
index 28e9e372f3..235f372832 100755
--- a/t/t3901-i18n-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t3901-i18n-patch.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick(U/U)' '
 	git reset --hard master &&
 	git cherry-pick side^ &&
 	git cherry-pick side &&
-	EDITOR=: VISUAL=: git revert HEAD &&
+	git revert HEAD &&
 
 	check_encoding 3
 '
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick(L/L)' '
 	git reset --hard master &&
 	git cherry-pick side^ &&
 	git cherry-pick side &&
-	EDITOR=: VISUAL=: git revert HEAD &&
+	git revert HEAD &&
 
 	check_encoding 3 8859
 '
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick(U/L)' '
 	git reset --hard master &&
 	git cherry-pick side^ &&
 	git cherry-pick side &&
-	EDITOR=: VISUAL=: git revert HEAD &&
+	git revert HEAD &&
 
 	check_encoding 3
 '
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick(L/U)' '
 	git reset --hard master &&
 	git cherry-pick side^ &&
 	git cherry-pick side &&
-	EDITOR=: VISUAL=: git revert HEAD &&
+	git revert HEAD &&
 
 	check_encoding 3 8859
 '