using-git-via-the-command-line-to-branch-and-merge.md

-This creates a branch named "osx-redirect" and checks it out. 
+This creates a branch named `osx-redirect` and checks it out. 
 
 ```
 ppmmro02:OpenSimRoot pmzmro$ git checkout -b osx-redirect
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Switched to a new branch 'osx-redirect'
 ppmmro02:OpenSimRoot pmzmro$
 ```
 
-This is equivalent to "git branch osx-redirect" followed by "git checkout osx-redirect". 
+This is equivalent to `git branch osx-redirect` followed by `git checkout osx-redirect`. 
 
 This web page was useful: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/learn-git-with-bitbucket-cloud/git-branch-to-merge
 
-"git status" shows the current state of the branch. We need to add the two modified files before committing them: 
+`git status` shows the current state of the branch. We need to add the two modified files before committing them: 
 
 ```
 ppmmro02:OpenSimRoot pmzmro$ git status
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Untracked files:
 ppmmro02:OpenSimRoot pmzmro$
 ```
 
-Use "git diff HEAD" to see what has changed: 
+Use `git diff HEAD` to see what has changed: 
 
 ```
 ppmmro02:OpenSimRoot pmzmro$ git diff HEAD
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ index c323ac5..bf4ddd0 100755
 
 ppmmro02:OpenSimRoot pmzmro$
 ```
-Then "git commit -m "MESSAGE": 
+Then `git commit -m "MESSAGE"`: 
 
 ```
 ppmmro02:OpenSimRoot pmzmro$ git commit -m "Committing changes to test scripts that change the way stdout and stderr are redirected to be compatible with Mac OSX"