diff --git a/doc/if.html b/doc/if.html
index 76310bbc71..ff051e55f9 100644
--- a/doc/if.html
+++ b/doc/if.html
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 </UL>
 <P><B>Examples:</B>
 </P>
-<PRE>if $<I>steps</I> > 1000 then exit
+<PRE>if ${steps} > 1000 then exit
 if $x <= $y then "print X is smaller = $x" else "print Y is smaller = $y"
-if $<I>eng</I> > 0.0 then "timestep 0.005"
-if $<I>eng</I> > $<I>eng_previous</I> then "jump file1" else "jump file2" 
+if ${eng} > 0.0 then "timestep 0.005"
+if ${eng} > ${eng_previous} then "jump file1" else "jump file2" 
 </PRE>
 <P><B>Description:</B>
 </P>
diff --git a/doc/if.txt b/doc/if.txt
index e145463511..565e46169e 100644
--- a/doc/if.txt
+++ b/doc/if.txt
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ command2 = command to execute if condition is not met (optional argument) :ul
 
 [Examples:]
 
-if ${steps} > 1000 then exit
+if $\{steps\} > 1000 then exit
 if $x <= $y then "print X is smaller = $x" else "print Y is smaller = $y"
-if ${eng} > 0.0 then "timestep 0.005"
-if ${eng} > ${eng_previous} then "jump file1" else "jump file2" :pre
+if $\{eng\} > 0.0 then "timestep 0.005"
+if $\{eng\} > $\{eng_previous\} then "jump file1" else "jump file2" :pre
 
 [Description:]