diff --git a/basicnet/netprogs/ncftp/ncftp-exp.xml b/basicnet/netprogs/ncftp/ncftp-exp.xml
index 93a55bf0cf..5e6e03f972 100644
--- a/basicnet/netprogs/ncftp/ncftp-exp.xml
+++ b/basicnet/netprogs/ncftp/ncftp-exp.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <sect2>
 <title>Command explanations</title>
 
-<para><userinput>cd libncftp &amp;&amp; make shared &amp;&amp; make
-soinstall :</userinput>  These commands make and install the 
-dynamic library libncftp which is then used to link against when compiling 
-the main program.</para>
+<para><screen><userinput>cd libncftp &amp;&amp; 
+make shared &amp;&amp; 
+make soinstall</userinput></screen>
+These commands make and install the dynamic library libncftp which is then used to link against when compiling the main program.</para>
 
 </sect2>
 
diff --git a/basicnet/netprogs/portmap/portmap-exp.xml b/basicnet/netprogs/portmap/portmap-exp.xml
index 2aba169ddb..4cd5c6cc82 100644
--- a/basicnet/netprogs/portmap/portmap-exp.xml
+++ b/basicnet/netprogs/portmap/portmap-exp.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 <sect2>
 <title>Command explanations</title>
 
-<para><userinput>
-patch -Np1 -i ../portmap_5-1.diff :
-</userinput>
-This patch provides added security for the portmap package,
-including only allowing portmap table changes from the local
-host.</para>
+<para><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../portmap_5-1.diff</userinput> : This patch provides added security for the portmap package, including only allowing portmap table changes from the local host.</para>
 
-<para><userinput>
-mkdir /usr/share/doc/portmap :
-</userinput>This directory must be created before installation.
-</para>
+<para><userinput>mkdir /usr/share/doc/portmap</userinput> : This directory must be created before installation.  </para>
 
 </sect2>
 
diff --git a/basicnet/netprogs/tcpwrappers/tcpwrappers-exp.xml b/basicnet/netprogs/tcpwrappers/tcpwrappers-exp.xml
index c22bee30f6..5e7066d796 100644
--- a/basicnet/netprogs/tcpwrappers/tcpwrappers-exp.xml
+++ b/basicnet/netprogs/tcpwrappers/tcpwrappers-exp.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <sect2>
 <title>Command explanations</title>
 
-<para><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../tcp_wrappers_7.6.diff : </userinput>
-
-This patch alters the original path and logging facility of the
-original tcpwrappers program.</para>
+<para><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../tcp_wrappers_7.6.diff</userinput> : This patch alters the original path and logging facility of the original tcpwrappers program.</para>
 
 </sect2>
 
diff --git a/basicnet/netprogs/wget/wget-exp.xml b/basicnet/netprogs/wget/wget-exp.xml
index 0c51dc01ed..a1e5fdf3a9 100644
--- a/basicnet/netprogs/wget/wget-exp.xml
+++ b/basicnet/netprogs/wget/wget-exp.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 <sect2>
 <title>Command explanations</title>
 
-<para><userinput>--prefix=/usr "</userinput> This compiles and installs
+<para><userinput>--prefix=/usr "</userinput> : This compiles and installs
 wget into the <filename>/usr</filename> hierarchy instead of <filename>/usr/local</filename>.</para>
 
-<para><userinput>--sysconfigdir=/etc :</userinput> This relocates
+<para><userinput>--sysconfigdir=/etc</userinput> : This relocates
 the configuration file from <filename>/usr/etc</filename> to
 <filename>/etc</filename>.</para>
 
-<para><userinput>--with-ssl :</userinput> This enables support for
-linking SSL into wget.</para>
+<para><userinput>--with-ssl</userinput> : This command can be added to
+the configure command for wget to utilize the SSL library listed in the
+introduction.</para>
 
 </sect2>