diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b39167f..1b1eb92 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ F3 stands for Fight Flash Fraud, or Fight Fake Flash.
 -  `Other resources <#other-resources>`__
 
 .. _examples:
+.. highlight:: console
 
 Examples
 ========
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ following command uncompresses the files::
 
     $ unzip f3-8.0.zip
 
+.. highlight:: bash
 
 Compile stable software on Linux or FreeBSD
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diff --git a/doc/usage.rst b/doc/usage.rst
index 7f7c299..6073f0c 100644
--- a/doc/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/usage.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Usage
 =====
 
 .. contents::
+.. highlight:: console
 
 How to use f3write and f3read
 -----------------------------