diff --git a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
index df147b5e76..67064dd31a 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ that branch, and do some work there.
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 $ git checkout mybranch
 $ echo "Work, work, work" >>hello
-$ git commit -m 'Some work.' -i hello
+$ git commit -m "Some work." -i hello
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 Here, we just added another line to `hello`, and we used a shorthand for
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ hasn't happened in the `master` branch at all. Then do
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 $ echo "Play, play, play" >>hello
 $ echo "Lots of fun" >>example
-$ git commit -m 'Some fun.' -i hello example
+$ git commit -m "Some fun." -i hello example
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 since the master branch is obviously in a much better mood.
@@ -1613,8 +1613,8 @@ in both of them.  You could merge in 'diff-fix' first and then
 'commit-fix' next, like this:
 
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-$ git merge -m 'Merge fix in diff-fix' diff-fix
-$ git merge -m 'Merge fix in commit-fix' commit-fix
+$ git merge -m "Merge fix in diff-fix" diff-fix
+$ git merge -m "Merge fix in commit-fix" commit-fix
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 Which would result in:
diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 08c61b1f1a..ce7c170d69 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz
 $ cd frotz
 $ git-init
 $ git add . <1>
-$ git commit -m 'import of frotz source tree.'
+$ git commit -m "import of frotz source tree."
 $ git tag v2.43 <2>
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 +
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ $ git merge topic/one topic/two && git merge hold/linus <8>
 $ git checkout maint
 $ git cherry-pick master~4 <9>
 $ compile/test
-$ git tag -s -m 'GIT 0.99.9x' v0.99.9x <10>
+$ git tag -s -m "GIT 0.99.9x" v0.99.9x <10>
 $ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11>
 $ git push ko <12>
 $ git push ko v0.99.9x <13>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 15e3aca9a1..87afa6f8da 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ need to get to the other branch for a quick bugfix.
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 $ git checkout feature ;# you were working in "feature" branch and
 $ work work work       ;# got interrupted
-$ git commit -a -m 'snapshot WIP'                 <1>
+$ git commit -a -m "snapshot WIP"                 <1>
 $ git checkout master
 $ fix fix fix
 $ git commit ;# commit with real log