2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el
index 535e169bcb3..72c8a239ff3 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ command line.")
 (defvar eshell-command-arguments nil)
 (defvar eshell-in-pipeline-p nil
   "Internal Eshell variable, non-nil inside a pipeline.
-Has the value 'first, 'last for the first/last commands in the pipeline,
+Has the value `first', `last' for the first/last commands in the pipeline,
 otherwise t.")
 (defvar eshell-in-subcommand-p nil)
 (defvar eshell-last-arguments nil)
@@ -670,8 +670,8 @@ For an external command, it means an exit code of 0."
   "Separate TERMS using SEPARATOR.
 If REVERSED is non-nil, the list of separated term groups will be
 returned in reverse order.  If LAST-TERMS-SYM is a symbol, its value
-will be set to a list of all the separator operators found (or '(list
-nil)' if none)."
+will be set to a list of all the separator operators found (or (nil)
+if none)."
   (let ((sub-terms (list t))
         (eshell-sep-terms (list t))
         subchains)
diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-util.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-util.el
index f645702ac2b..e99a316889a 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-util.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-util.el
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ If NOSORT is non-nil, the list is not sorted--its order is unpredictable.
 (defun eshell-file-attributes (file &optional id-format)
   "Return the attributes of FILE, playing tricks if it's over ange-ftp.
 The optional argument ID-FORMAT specifies the preferred uid and
-gid format.  Valid values are 'string and 'integer, defaulting to
-'integer.  See `file-attributes'."
+gid format.  Valid values are `string' and `integer', defaulting to
+`integer'.  See `file-attributes'."
   (let* ((file (expand-file-name file))
          entry)
     (if (string-equal (file-remote-p file 'method) "ftp")