1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index 34c3d5299e4..163d5821486 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ word boundaries.  A negative prefix arg means replace backward.
 Use \\<minibuffer-local-map>\\[next-history-element] \
 to pull the last incremental search string to the minibuffer
 that reads FROM-STRING, or invoke replacements from
-incremental search with a key sequence like `C-s C-s M-%'
+incremental search with a key sequence like \\`C-s C-s M-%'
 to use its current search string as the string to replace.
 
 Matching is independent of case if both `case-fold-search'
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ To customize possible responses, change the bindings in `query-replace-map'."
 (defun query-replace-regexp (regexp to-string &optional delimited start end backward region-noncontiguous-p)
   "Replace some things after point matching REGEXP with TO-STRING.
 As each match is found, the user must type a character saying
-what to do with it.  Type SPC or `y' to replace the match,
-DEL or `n' to skip and go to the next match.  For more directions,
+what to do with it.  Type \\`SPC' or \\`y' to replace the match,
+\\`DEL' or \\`n' to skip and go to the next match.  For more directions,
 type \\[help-command] at that time.
 
 In Transient Mark mode, if the mark is active, operate on the contents
@@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ of the region.  Otherwise, operate from point to the end of the buffer's
 accessible portion.
 
 When invoked interactively, matching a newline with `\\n' will not work;
-use `C-q C-j' instead.  To match a tab character (`\\t'), just press `TAB'.
+use \\`C-q C-j' instead.  To match a tab character (`\\t'), just press \\`TAB'.
 
 Use \\<minibuffer-local-map>\\[next-history-element] \
 to pull the last incremental search regexp to the minibuffer
 that reads REGEXP, or invoke replacements from
-incremental search with a key sequence like `C-M-s C-M-s C-M-%'
+incremental search with a key sequence like \\`C-M-s C-M-s C-M-%'
 to use its current search regexp as the regexp to replace.
 
 Matching is independent of case if both `case-fold-search'
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ in \":\", followed by optional whitespace), DEFAULT is added to the prompt.
 The optional argument HISTORY is a symbol to use for the history list.
 If nil, use `regexp-history'.
 
-If the user has used the `M-c' command to specify case
+If the user has used the \\`M-c' command to specify case
 sensitivity, the returned string will have a text property named
 `case-fold' that has a value of either `fold' or
 `inhibit-fold'.  (It's up to the caller of `read-regexp' to