diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38466107..164f1853 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,18 +190,19 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
    pyenv repo is cloned and add `$PYENV_ROOT/bin` to your `$PATH` for access
    to the `pyenv` command-line utility.
 
-        $ echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bash_profile
-        $ echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
-
+    ```sh
+    $ echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bash_profile
+    $ echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
+    ```
     **Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.  
     **Ubuntu and Fedora note**: Modify your `~/.bashrc` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
 
 3. **Add `pyenv init` to your shell** to enable shims and autocompletion.
    Please make sure `eval "$(pyenv init -)"` is placed toward the end of the shell
    configuration file since it manipulates `PATH` during the initialization.
-
-        $ echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
-
+    ```sh
+    $ echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
+    ```
     **Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.  
     **Ubuntu and Fedora note**: Modify your `~/.bashrc` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
     
@@ -213,14 +214,14 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
 
 4. **Restart your shell so the path changes take effect.**
    You can now begin using pyenv.
-
-        $ exec $SHELL
-
+    ```sh
+    $ exec $SHELL
+    ```
 5. **Install Python versions into `$PYENV_ROOT/versions`.**
    For example, to download and install Python 2.7.8, run:
-
-        $ pyenv install 2.7.8
-
+    ```sh
+    $ pyenv install 2.7.8
+    ```
    **NOTE:** If you need to pass configure option to build, please use
    ```CONFIGURE_OPTS``` environment variable.
    
@@ -239,16 +240,20 @@ upgrade your installation at any time using git.
 
 To upgrade to the latest development version of pyenv, use `git pull`:
 
-    $ cd ~/.pyenv
-    $ git pull
+```sh
+$ cd ~/.pyenv
+$ git pull
+```
 
 To upgrade to a specific release of pyenv, check out the corresponding tag:
 
-    $ cd ~/.pyenv
-    $ git fetch
-    $ git tag
-    v0.1.0
-    $ git checkout v0.1.0
+```sh
+$ cd ~/.pyenv
+$ git fetch
+$ git tag
+v0.1.0
+$ git checkout v0.1.0
+```
 
 ### Uninstalling pyenv
 
@@ -266,9 +271,9 @@ uninstall from the system.
 2. To completely **uninstall** pyenv, perform step (1) and then remove
    its root directory. This will **delete all Python versions** that were
    installed under `` `pyenv root`/versions/ `` directory:
-
-        rm -rf `pyenv root`
-
+    ```sh
+    rm -rf `pyenv root`
+    ```
    If you've installed pyenv using a package manager, as a final step
    perform the pyenv package removal. For instance, for Homebrew: