diff --git a/doc/browser.md b/doc/browser.md
index 9020654359..408ddd77d0 100644
--- a/doc/browser.md
+++ b/doc/browser.md
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ test.test();
 You can build a browser version of the compiler by running the following in the
 6to5 directory:
 
-    $ make build
+```sh
+$ make build
+```
 
 This will output the files `dist/6to5.js` and `dist/6to5.min.js`.
 
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@ This will output the files `dist/6to5.js` and `dist/6to5.min.js`.
 
 To test 6to5 in your browser run:
 
-    $ make test-browser
+```sh
+$ make test-browser
+```
 
 And open `test/browser.html` in your browser if it doesn't open automatically.
 
diff --git a/doc/index.md b/doc/index.md
index addb20edc9..507cf6435d 100644
--- a/doc/index.md
+++ b/doc/index.md
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ how you want to use it.
 6to5 will simply compile your ES6+ script to ES5 if you pass it as an argument
 to the command-line tool `6to5`:
 
-    $ 6to5 script.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5 script.js
+```
 
 If you have a file written using ES6+ and you just want to run it, `6to5-node`
 has you covered:
 
-    $ 6to5-node script.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5-node script.js
+```
 
 And it doesn't end here! To see all the ways you can use 6to5, check out the
 [Usage](http://6to5.github.io/usage.html) page.
diff --git a/doc/optional-runtime.md b/doc/optional-runtime.md
index 6dd1ca61de..ee00e657b9 100644
--- a/doc/optional-runtime.md
+++ b/doc/optional-runtime.md
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ Simply use the following option if you're using the [Node API](usage.md#node):
 
 or the following flag if you're using the [CLI](usage.md#cli):
 
-    $ 6to5 --runtime
+```ssh
+$ 6to5 --runtime
+```
 
 Then just include the runtime before your generated code.
 
@@ -26,7 +28,9 @@ Then just include the runtime before your generated code.
 
 You can get the runtime via either:
 
-    $ 6to5-runtime
+```sh
+$ 6to5-runtime
+```
 
 or
 
@@ -45,7 +49,9 @@ argument:
 require("6to5").runtime("myCustomNamespace");
 ```
 
-    $ 6to5-runtime myCustomNamespace
+```sh
+$ 6to5-runtime myCustomNamespace
+```
 
 See [Options - runtime](usage.md#options) for documentation on changing the
 reference in generated code.
diff --git a/doc/react.md b/doc/react.md
index 302ce6ccba..d73cc12247 100644
--- a/doc/react.md
+++ b/doc/react.md
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ To disable this behaviour add `react` to your blacklist:
 to5.transform("code", { blacklist: ["react"] });
 ```
 
-
-    $ 6to5 --blacklist react
+```sh
+$ 6to5 --blacklist react
+```
diff --git a/doc/usage.md b/doc/usage.md
index f9e50908f3..4a474def03 100644
--- a/doc/usage.md
+++ b/doc/usage.md
@@ -4,47 +4,67 @@
 
 Compile the file `script.js` and output it to stdout.
 
-    $ 6to5 script.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5 script.js
+```
 
 Compile the file `script.js` and output it to `script-compiled.js`.
 
-    $ 6to5 script.js --out-file script-compiled.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5 script.js --out-file script-compiled.js
+```
 
 Compile the file `script.js` and output it to `script-compiled.js` and save a
 source map to `script-compiled.js.map`.
 
-    $ 6to5 script.js --source-maps --out-file script-compiled.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5 script.js --source-maps --out-file script-compiled.js
+```
 
 Compile the file `script.js` and output it to `script-compiled.js` with a source
 map embedded in a comment at the bottom.
 
-    $ 6to5 script.js --source-maps-inline --out-file script-compiled.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5 script.js --source-maps-inline --out-file script-compiled.js
+```
 
 Compile the entire `src` directory and output it to the `lib` directory.
 
-    $ 6to5 src --out-dir lib
+```sh
+$ 6to5 src --out-dir lib
+```
 
 Compile the entire `src` directory and output it to the one concatenated file.
 
-    $ 6to5 src --out-file script-compiled.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5 src --out-file script-compiled.js
+```
 
 Pipe a file in via stdin and output it to `script-compiled.js`
 
-    $ 6to5 --out-file script-compiled.js < script.js
+```sh
+$ 6to5 --out-file script-compiled.js < script.js
+```
 
 ### Node
 
 Launch a repl.
 
-    $ 6to5-node
+```sh
+$ 6to5-node
+```
 
 Evaluate code.
 
-    $ 6to5-node -e "class Test { }"
+```sh
+$ 6to5-node -e "class Test { }"
+```
 
 Compile and run `test.js`.
 
-    $ 6to5-node test
+```sh
+$ 6to5-node test
+```
 
 ## Node